SS. ROBERT & WILLIAM

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1 July 15, 2018 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SS. ROBERT & WILLIAM CATHOLIC PARISH DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND Stay Connected Attention young adults, this month s topic of discussion is on Faith and freedom. Join us for Colloquy this Friday in the Upper Hall. We ll be kicking off at 6:30 pm. Feel free to bring a snack or drinks to share. See you there! MASS INTENTIONS Monday, July 16 12:00 PM (TK) Ed Czyzycki by Family Tuesday, July 17 8:00 AM (JB) Skip Hostetter by Family Wednesday, July 18 12:00 PM (JB) Anthony Swatski by Wife, Marie Thursday, July 19 8:00 AM (JB) Felix Martincic by Wife, Alice, and Family Friday, July 20 12:00 PM (JB) William and Helen Galinas by Son, James Saturday, July 21 8:30 AM (JB) For the People 4:00 PM (JB) Tom Corbett by Patrick Fink Family Sunday, July 22 9:00 AM (TK) Jim Cole by The Deuschle Family 11:00 AM (JB) William Buzdon by Apanasewicz Family 6:00 PM (JB) John Turpack by Wife & Family Monday, July 16 6:30 pm Legion of Mary Tuesday, July 17 4:00 pm SRW Charity Night at Beachclub Bistro 6:30 pm Addicts Parents United Wednesday, July 18 Thursday, July 19 4:00 pm Prayer Shawl 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal Friday, July 20 School office closed 10:45 am Mass at Hilltop 12:30 pm Book Club 2:30 pm Pierogi Making 6:30 pm Colloquy Saturday, July 21 9:00 am Men s Group 9:00 am Pierogi Making This Week At The Parish 10:30 am Caregivers Support Group 2:30 pm Confessions 7:00 pm AA meeting Sunday, July 22 7:30 am Outdoor Mass at SJC 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 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH Phone:

2 Fr. Tim s 1st Month s Musings Greetings! It has been an incredible first few weeks learning about this wonderful parish, and I have truly enjoyed meeting you and speaking with you (and seeing many of you again since I was here last as a deacon four years ago). It will take me a while to learn so many names, so please continue to tell me your name when you see me! Even though it has only been a month, I thought I would share with you some of my impressions of the parish in my experience so far, as well as some of my hopes for the future. Since I have arrived, I have been struck by so many amazing things happening here. One of the first things I noticed was how welcoming everyone is. I personally felt very loved and welcomed at the receptions during my first weekend here, and I can see how this joyful spirit presents a very inviting atmosphere for all, but especially for visitors, people exploring the Catholic faith, and individuals who may have been away from the faith for some time and may be considering returning. Such a welcoming environment can do so much for evangelization in drawing people into or back to the faith. The greeters and ushers play such a significant role in this ministry, and I am impressed by the warmth and kindness they exude as they extend their hospitality to those entering the church for worship. I am also struck by the faith of the people here. The Holy Spirit is moving here in a very special way, and it is tangible. I attribute it to the presence of the Blessed Sacrament offered in our 24-hour perpetual adoration chapel. I truly believe that the ability to pray before the living Jesus in the Eucharist makes all the difference in the world. It is apparent that this is a Eucharistic-centered community, which is to say, a Christ-centered community, and when we surrender all to Christ and let him take control, good things happen and there are a lot of good things happening here! If our lives are centered in Christ, they will also become more focused on the needs of others. I am impressed by the generosity of the people in this parish in the charitable giving of their time, talent, and treasure. I really enjoyed the community meal, and I am so thrilled to hear that this opportunity is made available to the public on a monthly basis. I am also very impressed by the staff here. It is apparent that they take pride in their work because they understand the link between what they do and how that serves the people of the parish. Not only do they have big hearts that desire to serve others, but they also center their lives around Christ, which gives their work meaning, purpose, and direction. It has been so refreshing to pray for the parish with them at staff meetings, hear their reflections on the Sunday Scriptures, and discuss how the living Word applies to their lives. I also love to see so many people on staff at our Sunday liturgies! What a blessing to this community! The staff s hard work allows for so many awesome opportunities for people to grow in their knowledge of the faith and relationship with Christ, as well as build community and support each other in prayer. I am absolutely blown away by the life and vibrancy of this place! It is inspiring to see so much liveliness in the groups, ministries, activities, and opportunities that this parish offers to grow in one s knowledge of the faith, relationship with Christ, and community with each other. I absolutely love that this parish offers FORMED as a resource for individuals to go deeper in their experience of the Catholic faith, as it allows parishioners to take ownership of their own continuing formation, on their own time, and at their own pace. I am also excited to see the presence of Small Church Communities that allow the opportunity for people to reflect on the Sunday Scriptures and become aware of how the living Word is acting in their lives, while preparing their hearts to encounter God in Word and Sacrament at the Sunday Liturgy. It is beautiful to see the outreach, recovery, and support groups offered, as well as the devotions and prayer groups. It is invigorating for my own faith to see so much life and vibrancy in a parish, and it is encouraging to witness the faith of its members! Aside from all of this, I can also tell that this is a parish that knows how to have fun! I have already taken part in a golf outing to benefit the LifeTeen program, I am planning to go with the teens to Cedar Point and perhaps even zip-lining, and I cannot wait for the Annual Festival and Taste of Nations! I have really enjoyed living, eating, and praying with Fr. John and Fr. Thom, as well as the seminarians that have been staying with us (Alex Spenik and Michael Garvin). The community they offer provides for a very healthy spiritual life, and I can honestly say that it has been a while since I have laughed as hard as I have with these guys this past month. Fr. Betters has helped me so much in making this transition, and I look forward to learning from his gifts in leadership and pastoral care as the shepherd of this parish. Over the next few years, I will be taking on many of the projects that previously belonged to Fr. Scott Goodfellow. I will be working with LifeTeen and Edge; I will continue the Colloquy group and other young adult activities; I will be helping Fr. Thom develop a post-cana group for married couples; I will help to oversee the Social Justice and Spiritual Life committees as well as the Small Church Communities; I will teach in the grade school/psr and work with the Confirmation program (among other things). I know there was much hope that I would take over BillyBob s Brewers, but sadly, I do not brew (although I would be happy to assist in quality control!) I also hope to offer a series on prayer that will address many of the roadblocks we encounter when we pray, a series on discerning the various voices in our lives based on the spirituality of St. Ignatius, as well as teaching Masses that will offer the opportunity to break down and explain the meaning of various symbols, gestures, and parts of the Mass to make our experience of Mass more meaningful and our experience of prayer more intentional. It has been an amazing month, and I look forward to these next four years. Be assured of my continued prayers for all of you, and please pray for me that I may be a worthy servant for you. God bless! -Fr. Tim Roth St. John of the Cross weekday Mass Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 8 am Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30 pm

3 Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine Chardon Rd. Euclid, Ohio St. Anne Triduum (Three days of prayer) July 24, 25, 26 7:00 PM Rosary followed by Mass All of us have our own various petitions that we pray for daily. Here at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine we would like to invite you to dedicate a specific time to pray for those petitions by attending the Triduum to St. Anne and St. Joachim. We can support each other with three consecutive days of prayer. God bless you! Fr. Peter Kovacina will conduct the Triduum each evening. Please join us. We love SRW! Spread your school and parish spirit - stop by our spirit wear tent (located at the Main Raffle tent) and take a photo at our SRW Spirit Frame, get a SRW tattoo or browse our SRW merchandise! We will have everything from t-shirts, backpacks, pajama pants to headbands, pencils, and more! Lots of choices to show your Warrior Pride! We will have a special Festival Bundle: 2 t-shirts & a travel blanket for only $20. Volunteers Needed What makes our International Family Festival so successful each year is the efforts of our wonderful parishioners. There are many areas in which we need help to make sure we can keep the fun rolling all four days. You can sign up to volunteer at: SSRWEUCLID The 2018 Ss. Robert & William Festival will continue to serve all the same great foods that visitors have come to expect each year. July is a busy month for our Parish food team. This group of volunteers has been meeting on Saturday mornings to make pierogi and stuffed cabbage rolls, two of our classic items. Hopefully they will make enough! Our tents will again feature a variety of sausages supplied by Raddell s Sausage Shop! The Parish Food area will be serving items from the following tents: Eastern European: pierogi, stuffed cabbage rolls, Slovenian sausage, cabbage and noodles Italian: hot and mild Italian sausage sandwiches, meatball subs, cavatelli, pizza All-American: Hot dogs, brats, burgers, chicken tenders, tacos, nachos, fries, KID s meal Billy-Bob s BBQ and Clam Shack: ribs, chicken, steamed clams, and mussels The Sweet Shoppe will be serving up a variety of hand-dipped hard ice cream flavors, along with soft-serve sundaes and many other treats. Look for us in the garage this year! Be sure to visit our Lemonade stand and cool-down with a refreshing, fresh-squeezed, lemonade! Our outside vendors that we partner with will be providing Funnel Cakes, SUB sandwiches (from Alesci s) and Kettle Korn. Be sure to check them out! With so many items to choose from, you should plan on several visits to our Festival this year!

4 St. Vitus Parish Summer Picnic Sunday, July 15, :00 8:00pm Celebrating 125 years of Faith, Family, & Friendship! At Slovenska Pristava in Harpersfield, Oh Mass in the Pavilion, followed by a delicious dinner of Roast Beef or Chicken with all the trimmings. ($15 Adults; $10 Children under 12years.) The Cleveland Tops Swing Band & Jeff Pecon Orchestra, with special guest, Joey Miskulin Call (216) for more information. See You There! SRW Rummage Sale and SJC Second Blessings Sale For a number of reasons we have decided to discontinue the SRW Rummage Sale that we usually hold in July. We want to thank everyone who has contributed to it over the years and all who worked it. We very much appreciate your help. Over the time we had it at SRW, we raised close to $30,000 for the parish. We know a lot of people liked to donate things to the sale so they could "declutter" and simplify their lives and homes. We encourage you to donate your items to St. John of the Cross Second Blessings Sale. SJC is now accepting donations for their Second Blessings Rummage Sale. They will accept your gently used treasures including houseware and kitchen items, clothing, furniture, and toys. Please note, they cannot accept upholstered furniture, tube televisions, or any broken items. You may drop your items off every Saturday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm at the Parish Community Center, 140 Richmond Rd. The sale will be September 8 & 9. If you have any questions, please call Thank you.

5 CHINESE AUCTION & HIGH-END RAFFLE The Chinese Auction and High-End raffle have been combined this year and will be happening in the gym during the Festival. And it will be here soon and we really need your help! We are asking for donations and there a several ways you can support us. Unleash your inner Martha Stewart and create your own basket such as the following: Spa basket Night Out basket Movie basket Backpacks filled with school supplies Kitchen basket Bakeware basket Reading basket Gardening basket And the list goes on use your imagination. If you own a business such as lawn care, accounting/tax prep, plumbing, etc. donate a service we ll put it in a basket. Parish ministries gather items from your members and we can put them together in a basket representing your group. Donate items and we ll put the basket together. Donate a gift card and we ll do the rest. If you have like new or gently used items, donate them for a White Elephant basket. Please drop off your items at the Parish office no later than July 27, Don t forget to complete the Festival Donation Form. Thank you in advance for your generosity! For additional information or if you have questions, call Connie Benedum ( ) or Judy Price ( ). The Chairs will use their discretion on items that are donated. REMEMBER WE LL BE IN THE GYM THIS YEAR. STOP BY AND TAKE A CHANCE ON SOME COOL PRIZES! PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT ACCEPT DONATIONS OF ALCOHOL. THERE WILL BE NO ALCOHOL IN ANY OF THE RAFFLES. We can, however, accept drink mixes, stemware, etc. Feel free to add a coordinating gift card.

6 SPIRITUAL Women s Fellowship How about some summer reading? SRW Women s Fellowship suggests Fr. Michael Gaitley s book You Did It to Me, A Practical Guide to Mercy in Action. It is an easy and fast read in his usual breezy style with action items at the end of each chapter. A great way to discover how you can make being merciful a part of your daily life! Enjoy your summer! Mass Intentions Mass intentions are available year round. The book no longer opens March 1. Instead, Mass intentions are available 18 months out from the date you schedule the Mass intention. Please remember, we can schedule no more than 3 Masses per year for the same person. Mass Intentions can be for the deceased or the living. The suggested donation is $10. FAITH FORMATION An Amazing Family Day Are you looking for an opportunity for your family to grow in faith this summer for FREE? Join us for a family retreat day on Sunday, August 5th at the 18 th Annual FEST, beginning at noon at the Center for Pastoral Leadership in Wickliffe. Outdoor Mass, Adoration, praise and worship (with We are Messengers, Mandisa, Big Daddy Weave, and TobyMac) and more it will inspire and engage the whole family! Moms: Don t forget to sign up for your mom s giveaway bag thanks to our friends at Marc s. Go to: to register in advance. See you at The FEST a great day of faith, family, and fun all for FREE. Baby Corner The Bassinet will be in the vestibule this weekend for donations of summer baby clothes, new or gently used, sizes: infant to 18-months. We also collect baby bedding, diapers, wipes, bottles, lotion, rattles, and board books. Birthright extends their thanks for the ongoing support from Ss. Robert & William Parish. SRW Outreach Once again, we are hosting our annual fresh produce distributions this summer, and volunteers are needed to help bag and distribute food. The remaining distribution dates are July 30 and August 27. Assistance is needed from 3:00-6:00 pm in the school parking lot. Student volunteers in grades 7 and above are invited to join us. Please call the Parish Office at to sign-up. We would like to thank our community partners The Greater Cleveland Foodbank, Euclid Hunger Center, Euclid Hospital, and Boy Scout Troop 54 for their assistance. PARISH CODE FOR FORMED: BJTWMW Adoration Chapel Did you know we have an Adoration Chapel here at SRW? You can take an hour to pray with Jesus each week or just a few minutes here and there. For increased security measures we have added a coded lock to enter the chapel. If you would like the code, please call the parish office to register. If you have been using the chapel in the past, call the parish office as well to get the code. Have you thought of leaving a legacy, especially for our parish or 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.

7 PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor ext. 228 Fr. Thom Kowatch, Parochial Vicar Ext. 229 Fr. Tim J Roth, Parochial Vicar frroth@srweuclid.cc Ext. 235 Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate rbarber@srweuclid.cc, ext. 262 Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal mcosgriff@srwschool.cc, ext. 243 Martha Dodd, Co-Principal mdodd@srwschool.cc, ext. 231 Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager rdzuroff@srweuclid.cc, ext. 224 Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance pfink@srweuclid.cc, ext. 291 Kate Fraser, Youth Minister kfraser@srweuclid.cc, ext. 246 Ellen Ivory, Director of Discipleship & Development eivory@srweuclid.cc, ext. 230 Kyle Lorek, Director of Music klorek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 241 Gail Monroe, Pastoral Associate/DRE gmonroe@srweuclid.cc, ext. 248 Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director bperusek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 290 Nathan Raddell, Director of Communications nraddell@srweuclid.cc, ext. 280 Parish Office Hours: Mon, 8:30 am 6:45 pm, Tue, Wed & Thu, 8:30 am 6 pm, Friday, 8:30 am 4:30 pm, Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH (Fax) info@srweuclid.cc The Collection: for July 1st is $ July 8th is $8, Loan Balance: $1,299, Monthly Loan Payment: $10, 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 We'd like to connect with you! Get important updates from our church in a timely and convenient way. Flocknote, the tool we're using, lets you choose what information you'd like to receive - via or text message - from the various ministries & groups in our church.. Visit our church at: SRW OR Text SRWEUCLID to from your phone to subscribe. PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for Curt Jones, Marybeth Bosco, Richard Reel, Pat Reel, Mark Reel, Andrew Carnes, Joe Vitanza, Jim Schlecht, Sr. Helen Herman, Karen Long, Liza Raddell, Mary Ellen Fellenstein, Alice Ayers, Anthony Fratino, Rita Burke, Harry Krawczyszyn & Family, Ann Nykiel, Thomas Bukovec, Karen A. Waldron, Tony Hocevar, Katie Kalish, Tom Brenkus, Alda Kovalsky, Jean Feiten, Marianne Ellul, Geraldine Hoffert, Janet Cika, Pauline Dutcher, Sharon Kazusky, Grayson Kazusky, Violet DeStefanis, Ann Grossman, Donald Pavlovich, Mary Ann Hudak, Faye Bukovec, James Augustine, Ted Sabat, Christopher Henderson, Alexis Farrar, Rose Leo, Patricia Johnston, Thomas Jirousek, Pauline Krall, John Ellul, Ray Golick, Jeanette Hocevar, Josephine DiTirro, Danita Wells, Teresa Sullivan, & all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit. We thank, pray, and ask for God s blessings for those in the military and safety forces serving our country and community. We offer our deepest sympathy to the families of Eileen Hancovsky, Doris Jackson, Kristin Ilc, Thomas Artino, Thomas F. Murphy and all those who have lost a loved one. May they know the peace and comfort of God s love and find strength in the support of our parish community.

8 Bulletin # : Ss. Robert and William 367 E 260th Street Euclid, OH X280 Contact: Nate Raddell Software: Win 10 Publisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Transmission Time: Tuesdays, 9am Bulletin Date: 10/01/2017 Special Instructions: