Our Lady of Grace Church 1088 Ridge Road Hinckley, Ohio (330) Website:

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1 Our Lady of Grace Church 1088 Ridge Road Hinckley, Ohio (330) Website: Reverend Joseph Mecir, Pastor Reverend William P. O Neill, Pastor Emeritus Reverend John T. McDonough, In Residence Deacon Bruce Dobbins Mission Statement We, the Roman Catholic faith community of Our Lady of Grace, rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and dedicated to our Blessed Mother, value our mission to make God s presence visible in today s world. In service to God s will, and with the Holy Spirit s guidance, we manifest God s peace, love and saving presence as we pray, worship, work and live together in His Name. June 28, 2015 * Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday Masses: Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 11:00 am Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday 8:00 am Holy Day Masses: As scheduled in the bulletin. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:15-3:45 pm Anytime by appointment. Sacrament of Baptism: First & third Sundays at 12 pm Baptism classes required for first child. Sacrament of Marriage: Allow 6 months preparation. Call parish priest to set a date. Catering Call Church Office Bereavement Ministry and Women of Hope Carolyn Zaverl: PSR Dept. Jane Wetzel: ologpsr@gmail.com Music Ministry Mary Gabriel: Parish Council Tom Higgins: tomhcj7doc@aol.com Home of Triumph of the Two Hearts Shrine Open 24 hours a day all year long Unique statue of Jesus with the Blessed Mother Outdoor Stations of the Cross Beautiful country scenery One of Ohio s newest Shrines

2 Lectors MINISTRY SCHEDULE - July 4 & 5 Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Servers 4 pm 8 am 11 am Wendy Stanek M. Celeste Cook Ed Majestic Cassidy Agnus Emma & Evan Medwid Jackson & Mason Carriero Robby & Scott Cerrito Shannon Dobbins Abigail Krzywicki, Veronica Peterlin Church Cleaners Sat. (7-4) Cheryl Krejci, Gerry Slatkovsky Ann Marie Truitt, Margaret Ward Sunday, June 15 $3, Envelopes used Thank you for your generosity! NEWLY BAPTIZED Today we welcome into Christ s family through the gift of Baptism, Cole Joseph Oberrath and Noah Gabriel Wodarczyk. May the Lord bless Cole, Noah, and their families! REST IN PEACE Please remember in your prayers the soul of Diana Kay, the sister of Sherry Ross, who died recently. May the Lord bless Diana and the souls of all our faithful departed. PETER S PENCE Today we are supporting Pope Francis in his charitable works. The Peter s Pence Collection is taken up worldwide to support the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. This is an opportunity to join with our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please support this collection. CHURCH FAMILY PICTORIAL DIRECTORY We have extended the dates to have your family portrait in our Jubilee Pictorial Directory. Sign up will take place this weekend, June 27/28, and next, July 4/5, after the Masses. The new photography dates are July 9, 10, 11. Be a part of this Jubilee Directory and receive a one complimentary 8x10 for participating. MISSIONARY APPEAL Thank you to your generosity and warm welcome of Fr. Emmanuel Jada Patrisio who visited us from the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan. We collected $2, for this mission appeal. God bless you! THE FATIMA MASSES 5 FIRST SATURDAYS Our Lady of Grace Right To Life Committee joins with the Tri County Marian Society to sponsor a special opportunity for the celebration of the five First Saturdays of each month starting August 1st and continuing September 5th, October 3rd, November 7th and concluding December 5th. In the words of Sister Lucia as told to her by our Blessed Mother on December 25, 1925;...I promise to assist at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for salvation all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to confession and receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me. This promise by our Lady is part of the message of Fatima and approved by the Church. More information will be coming. HELP NEEDED An elderly woman living in Hinckley is asking for someone help with light housekeeping and light yard week. This would be once a week or every other week. Anyone interested in helping, please call Jackie at Have a safe 4th of July! The church office will be closed on July 3rd due to the holiday.

3 June 28, 2015 Page 3 FAMILY PERSPECTIVES In times of crisis, sickness or death families can be quickly overcome with fear and confusion as in the scene of today s Gospel. Purposely seeking God together in prayer and faith will dispel the fear and confusion and allow miracles to happen. DID YOU KNOW? Abortion affects both men and women. Beyond that, abortion is a human issue, not a gender issue. If abortion kills innocent human life (it does), then everyone, male and female, should stand against it. One doesn t need to be a young girl to take a position against the sex trafficking of young girls, and one doesn t need to be a woman to take a position against abortion. TWO HEARTS SHRINE The National Catholic Register (a weekly Catholic newspaper covering issues from a Catholic perspective) has written a wonderful article about our shrine. Check it out at site/article/shrine-of-two-hearts-celebrates-jesus-andmary. CATHOLIC FAMILY FESTIVAL Looking for a great family day this summer? The FEST takes place on Sunday, August 9 on the grounds of the center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. The 56 acre campus becomes the home to the 15th Annual Catholic Family FESTival. It s a day that celebrates faith and family. It s fun and it s FREE. Join thousands, from across the region, to enjoy national Christian bands, along with great faith-based activities and interactive displays for the whole family. The day ends with an outdoor Mass at 8 pm followed by an incredible American Fireworks display. Check it out online at CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cleveland Homeschool Conference will be held at St. Adalbert Parish Keller Center, 66 Adalbert St., Berea on Friday, July 10 (Noon 6 pm) and Saturday, July 11 (9:30 am 3:30 pm). Confirmed speakers included: Rev. Paul Voida, Prof. Joseph Pearce, Mrs. Mary Ellen Barrett, Miss Elizabeth Erickson, Mr. Philip Gray, and Mrs. Colleen Hammond! Admission is free. Pre-registration is not required. For more information visit or info@ihmconference.org or call Congratulations to the following students that made the Honor Roll at Holy Name High School for the fourth quarter of the school year: Christopher Kuczynski and Kathryn Kuczynski! OLOG FOOD PANTRY Thank you for your ongoing support of our Food Pantry. We continue to provide food weekly to needy families. We currently need the following items: canned fruit, coffee, jelly/jam, macaroni and cheese, pasta sauce, peanut butter, Ramen noodles, tea, paper towels and laundry soap. Please drop off your items in the church vestibule or at the church office, M-F, 9 am to 2:30 pm. GOLFING FOR GOOD NEWS Enjoy a round of golf and help support Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries production of the musical passion play, Tetelestai. Their Golf Outing Fundraiser takes place on July 18th at beautiful Skyland Golf Course, Hinckley. $95/golfer includes 18 holes, riding car, lunch and dinner, raffles, contests and prizes galore including a $10,000 hole-in-one contest! Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Visit livethepassion.org or call FORNIGHT FOR FREEDOM The Fortnight for Freedom is taking place now and until July 4, This is a time when our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. It concludes with 10 am Mass at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist on Saturday, July 4th. Consider making Mass a part of your July 4th celebration! PRAYERS WORK WONDERS Please remember the sick and suffering of our parish family especially: Mary Anick, Bernadette Beck, Blanche Bieda, Barb Blake, Claudia Bulkowski, Ruth Fredrick, Chris Fuciu, Linda Joseph, Kathleen Klosinski, Betty Kmiecik, Bridget Kovalik, Jan Lemke, Gloria Liebenguth, Fred Maloney, Mark Pajak, Patricia Pesek, Lois Rhodes, Colin Rininger, Lou Romano, Frank Scheid, Braidyn Schneid, Brian Smith, Janet Taranto, Ruth Tibbs, Steve and Diana Waltos. Please call the office to have a name placed on our prayer list. UPCOMING EVENTS July 1 Choir Practice 7:00 pm Parish Council 7:00 pm July 2 Rosary for Peace 7:00 pm MMP Cenacle 7:30 pm

4 June 28, 2015 Page 4 DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE 2015 During this universal Year of Consecrated Life join in responding to the command of Pope Francis Wake up the World by connecting personally with religious congregations. Every Sunday from 1:30-4 pm religious communities throughout the diocese will open the doors to their homes and centers of ministry to welcome and connect personally with pilgrims. If you cannot physically make the journey, each week the communities will be highlighted in the bulletin. Benedictine Order of Cleveland, OSB The Benedictine Order of Cleveland welcomes you to their home, St. Andrew Abbey, 2900 Martin Luther King Dr., Cleveland, which is located behind Benedictine High School. They are monks who wholeheartedly choose to seek and depend on God the Father as Disciples of Christ in the Holy Spirit. They do this by living the Rule of St. Benedict under the Abbot of St. Andrew Svorad Abbey. They give witness to Christ s Kingdom by conversion and obedience in community life, of praising God through Liturgy, Lectio, silence, work and fellowship. They share the Word of God and their Benedictine presence by fostering an environment for others to encounter God. They do this through such work and service as hospitality, Catholic education, parish ministry and pastoral service to the church. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS Traditionally each month of the year is dedicated by the Catholic Church to a particular aspect of our Faith. The Church dedicates the month of July to the Precious Blood of Jesus, the price of our salvation. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX. However, the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His Blood. Pope St. Clement I, dated about 96 A.D. said Let us fix our gaze on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious It is, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world. Veneration of the Precious Blood means that we must have a deep sensitivity to the awfulness of sin. Sin must be terrible. It must be awful. It must be the most dreadful thing in the universe. Why? Because it cost the living God in human form the shedding of all His Blood. Hannah Chamberlain & Michael Snyder II

5 June 28, 2015 Page 5 SATURDAY, JUNE 27 MASS INTENTIONS 4 pm Rita Miller / Julie Brezina Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 am Two Hearts Shrine Memorial Fund 11 am Linda Scott Di Franco / Melinz Family SUNDAY, JUNE 28 MONDAY, JUNE 29 SS. Peter & Paul, Apostles 8 am Mark Renko / Parents, Frank & Sue TUESDAY, JUNE 30 First Martyrs of Holy Roman Church 8 am Special Intention / Vince & Joann Ackerman WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Blessed Junipero Serra 8 am Poor Souls in Purgatory / Murphy Family THURSDAY, JULY 2 8 am Michael Boyle (Living) / Michelle Pearson FRIDAY, JULY 3 St. Thomas, Apostle 8 am Poor Souls in Purgatory / Murphy Family SATURDAY, JULY 4 Independence Day 8 am For Prisoners / Tri-County Marian Society 4 pm Kenneth Bellis / Greg & Chris Bellis SUNDAY, JULY 5 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 am Living & Deceased of Parish Family 11 am Mary Sowul / Agnes & Paul Miller SAINT OF THE DAY Blessed Junipero Serra Miguel Jose Serra was born on Spain s island of Majorca to a humble family on November 24, He took the name Junipero when he entered the Franciscan order. Junipero was ordained in 1737 and then became a professor at the University of Padua. Junipero desired to convert the native peoples of the New World. He arrived at Vera Cruz, Mexico in He and a companion walked 250 miles to Mexico City. On the way his leg became infected by an insect bite which would remain a cross for him for the rest of his life. Junipero spent 18 years working in Central Mexico and the Baja Peninsula. He then founded the first nine of 21 missions in California, from San Diego to San Francisco. Junipero s missionary life was a long battle with cold and hunger, with unsympathetic military commanders and even with danger of death from non-christian native peoples. He often spent the night in prayer, praying from midnight till dawn. He baptized over 6,000 people and confirmed 5,000. His travels would have circled the globe. He brought the Native Americans not only the gift of faith but also taught them sound methods of agriculture, cattle raising, arts and crafts. Worn out by his labors, Junipero died on August 28, His feast day is July 1st.