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 December 11, 2016 Third Sunday of Advent What did you go out to see? (Matthew 11:2-11) Our expectations dramatically affect what we experience. Depressed people tend to gather evidence that life is not working. Angry people collect grievances. The self-righteous hunt for the sins of others. We re all looking for something, and we generally find it. John in prison is reevaluating his claims about Jesus. He has prophetic expectations that he is unsure have been met. Jesus quotes him some Scripture as reassurance. But then Jesus directs the same concern to the crowds. What were you looking for in John? The message or the messenger? Because if you think it all ends with John, you will never guess that it begins with Me. John announced the end of an age, the axe laid at the roots of some very old ways of being and thinking. Jesus announces the coming of a new age in which the humblest member would be greater than John. We have to believe that John in prison would be grinning to hear that. He was quire prepared to decrease for such an increase. As the weak gain power and a voice in our culture, the strong tremble. Who are the weak in your circles? When they gain power, will they perpetuate injustice? How are you practicing, patience during the holiday crush to get it all done? What do you expect to happen this Advent, and how does this expectation affect your experience of this season? Application: The kingdom is coming! Everybody has a share in the harvest, but also a share in the sowing. What are you doing to make the kingdom a reality for others? Choose one seed to plant gentleness, forgiveness, gladness and tend it patiently in prayer and practice. (Reprinted with permission for God s Word Is Alive 23rd Publication 1998) WELCOME TO ST. JOAN S When we suffer doubt, we re in good company; even John the Baptist questioned whether Jesus was the Messiah (Matthew 11:2-3_. Lord, help us see your work before our very eyes. MASS INTENTIONS & SCHEDULE Sunday, December 11th - 8:00 a.m. Diane Kiffner (Florkewicz) 10:00 a.m. Beverly Toomey (DeBaggis) 12:00 noon Living & Deceased of SJA Monday, December 12th - Our Lady of Guadalupe 8:00 a.m. Mary Classen (Paradise) Tuesday, December 13th St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr 9:00 a.m. Rose Giordano (Rooney) Wednesday, December 14th - St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church 8:00 a.m. NO MORNING MASS Thursday, December 15th - Advent Weekday 8:00 a.m. Lawrence Veizer (Veizer) Friday, December 16th - Advent Weekday 8:00 a.m. Jeanne Bender (Alfidi) Saturday, December 17th - Vigil Mass Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m. Delores Curley (Stec) Sunday, December 18th - 8:00 a.m. Christopher Miller (Zamiska) 10:00 a.m. Living & Deceased of SJA 12:00 noon Tory Barrett (Neros) Collection for Sunday December 4, Envelopes Used $16,325 Cash 598 ACH 5,873 Total $22,796 Thank you for your support! This Week s Readings Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10/Ps 146/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 Monday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Ps 34/ Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25/ Ps 85/Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Is 54:1-10/Ps 30/Lk 7:24-30 Friday: Is 56:1-3a, 6-8/Ps 67/Jn 5:33-36 Saturday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72/ Mt 1:1-17 Next Sunday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24/ Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24 ANNOUNCEMENTS Prayers for Deceased and Ill Members of Our Parish. In your charity please pray for all the deceased of the Parish. Remember Elizabeth Terrion (mother of Denise O Neal) who recently passed away. Remember the sick of our parish. Especially Amy Covarrubias, Dr. Patrick O Hara, Jim Mackey, Bob Fay, and Ted Rossy (brother of Maria Collura). May God s healing love strengthen them. WELCOME THE NEWLY BAPTIZED Recently, the following children was reborn in baptism. We congratulate their families and welcome them into our Christian community: WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANT 12/17 & 12/18 4:30 p.m. Fr. Gary 8:00 a.m. Fr. Gary 10:00 a.m. Fr. Damian 12:00 noon Fr. Damian (subject to change)

3 From the Pastor Greetings of Peace as we enter this Third week of Advent. This week we will have our annual Advent Communal Penance Service. It is a shared penance service and will be at Holy Angels (with St. Joan of Arc) on Wednesday evening December 14 at 7:00 pm. (St. Joan will host the shared Lenten Penance Service with Holy Angels this coming year during the Season of Lent.) Feel free to take advantage of this opportunity to heed the call of John the Baptist to Repent and Prepare the Way for the Lord. Next weekend (December 17-18) we will take up a Second Collection to support the senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests (numbering nearly 33,000 across the USA) who have offered their lives in service to the church. Your gift to the Retirement for Religious fund helps provide nursing care, medications, and other necessities to those who have given a lifetime! This Retirement for Religious is one great way to show our support for those who have given so much of their lives in service to the church. Thank you for your generosity. Here is a follow-up to Grateful Giving! Re lecting on our recently completed Grateful Giving Effort at St. Joan of Arc, it is clear to see that our parish is truly blessed. We are working together to create and sustain a community of belonging, where each individual s dignity and self-respect is strengthened by the solidarity of our shared faith, the respect and affection we have for one another, and our mutual dedication to our God-given mission. With God s help we will continue to grow in discipleship. The willingness of our members to enter into sacri icial giving of time, talent, generous service, and treasure in response to our Grateful Giving Program speaks of our continuing gratitude for God s gifts. May God continue to bless us as we share in His work! Blessings and Peace. You are in my heart and in my prayers. Fr. Gary Clara Jean Cingel, daughter of Jim and Kristy. Patricia Kathleen Mersol, daughter of Marc and Sherri. Audrey Maive and Macy Antoinette Pecka, daughters of Tom and Yvonne. Isabel Rose Binko, daughter of Scott and Cori. Finn Patrick Dougherty, son of Kevin and Maureen. OPLATKI FOR SALE Oplatki is available in the Gathering Area and the parish office for $1 per package of four. SPECIAL EVENTS THE GIVING TREE Today is Giving Sunday!! Please take a tag, purchase the gift, wrap the gift and attach the tag to OUTSIDE of the package. 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 after each Mass on December 11th. IMPORTANT: If you forgot your gift, please make sure that you bring it back to the parish hall BY 1:00 TODAY! FREE CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER The Chagrin Valley Council of Churches is sponsoring a free

4 Christmas Dinner on Tuesday, December 25 th from 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Federated Family Life Center, Chillicothe Road in Bainbridge Township. The dinner is offered to ANYONE who wishes to attend including those who may be alone for the holiday. For home delivery or to arrange transportation to the dinner, call , ext To volunteer, call Andrea at RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS Next weekend will be the collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Share your gratitude for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who made a positive difference in so many lives. Please give generously to next weeks collection for the Retirement Fund for the Religious. Please use the envelope in your monthly packet. PARISH NEWS IMPORTANT NOTICE* At the Spring Luncheon, I donated 2 Playhouse Square Broadway Series tickets to the January 20th performance of Into The Woods. I included parking, a restaurant gift certificate, and a hand made floral bowl. A lovely woman made the winning bid and has already paid for this delightful evening. The show tickets arrived this fall and NO ONE has come forward to collect them! If you are the woman, please call the Parish Office at to claim your tickets, they are waiting for you! If you know who the winner is, PLEASE let us know!! Jan Jones CATHOLICISM SERIES FOR ADVENT Join us on Tuesday s at 2 pm during Advent, at the Hamlet Atrium, multipurpose room, to view the 3 remaining episodes of this well -received series by Bishop Barron. See the parish website for details. St. Joan of Arc Catholic School News By Mrs. Shelley DiBacco, School Principal Faith. Academics. Excellence This third week of Advent, we light the candle of hope, the second purple candle of peace and now also light the pink candle of joy that symbolizes the joy we feel as the birth of Christ draws near. As a school community we continue our faith journey during the Advent season with daily Advent prayers and scripture readings on our morning broadcast and weekly Advent prayer services each Monday morning as we light our classroom Advent wreathes. Last Saturday over 150 adults and children attended our St. Joan of Arc Breakfast with Santa. Fun was had by ALL. The funds raised will benefit the educational programs at our school. A HUGE thank you to our PTO officers, special chairmen, committee members, and volunteers for their hard work and personal time given to the Santa Shop and Santa Brunch. On Tuesday, December 6 th, St. Joan of Arc School participated in Hour of Code, a nationwide movement designed to help introduce students to computer science and computer programming. We were fortunate to welcome eight employees from ProgressBook, a Brecksville Ohio company and developer of school administration software, who led our students through coding activities. ProgressBook team members were also on hand to answer any questions students had about programming, computer science jobs or the industry in general. The entire student body participated in Hour of Code, so be sure to ask your students what they learned. Our Advent theme this year is The Gift is Among Us! We will be participating in a service project to benefit Catholic Charities Job and Family Services of Geauga County. Your donations in the past have always been very generous. We trust our Advent service project will fill each of you with a deeper awareness of the hope and joy you will bring to families in need. Please consider donating one or more of the following NEW items: Toys: Catholic Charities Job and Family Services of Geauga County collects all toys for children, birth through teenage. This includes books, games, educational toys, crafts, puzzles, sports equipment, and video games. We do not accept or distribute any toy guns or violent video games. Food: They collect non-perishable food to pass out to families along with the gifts. The food items most needed are: peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish, macaroni and cheese, pasta, spaghetti sauce, soup (including Chunky soup), box meals (like Hamburger Helper), canned fruit, oatmeal, cereal, and juice. Gift Cards: They pass out gift cards to teens so cards from stores like Kohls, Best Buy, GAP, Aeropostle, Bath and Body Works, JC Penney, Game Stop, Dicks Sporting Goods, Old Navy, etc. are really helpful. We also pass out grocery store gift cards as well as Get Go gift cards. Monetary donations: Monetary donations are used to fill gaps and purchase items that were not donated, or that we ran out of. This includes meat, grocery items, paper products, and gift cards. Checks must be made payable to Special Sevices of Geauga County. Please include Sponsor a Family Project in the memo portion of the check.our day school and our PSR students will participate in the Sponsor a Family holiday program. Please join us for our Christmas band and choral concert on Wednesday, December 14 th at 7:00 p.m. in the Olsavsky Center. MINISTRY SCHEDULES The new ministry schedule is ready to be picked up in the servers sacristy and also on the website: 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

5 St. Joan Of Arc and Holy Angels Advent Communal Penance Service Wednesday, December 14 7:00 P.M. Penance Service will be held at Holy Angels Church We will begin with a prayerful preparation Extra priests will be available for confession commitment. If you are interested 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 A PSR/DAY SCHOOL ADVENT OPPORTUNITY Our PSR/ Day School Advent Service Project, Sponsor a Family holiday program, provides food and gifts to low income families and seniors in Geauga County. THANK YOU for the many gifts you have already provided! Your donations will bring hope to so many local families this Christmas. Donations can be sent to the Office of Faith Formation on Sunday/Monday, December 11/12. Thank you! ADVENT PRAYER SERVICE The PSR children in Grades 1-6 will participate in a special Advent Prayer Service on Monday, Dec. 12th, in the Olsavsky Center, at 4:45 p.m. We welcome parents to join us in prayer during this joyful season of Advent. SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION The 4 th instructional session for our Confirmation Candidates is Thursday, December 15, from 6:30-8:15 pm in the Parish Hall. *All registration forms, fees, baptismal certificates should already be handed in. All Sponsor Certificates as well as the Candidates Confirmation Name Projects are due at this December 15 session. YOUTH MINISTRY 7/8 NIGHT: SANTA S WORKSHOP PARTY Sunday, December 11th, 6:30-8 pm, in the Parish Hall. 7 th & 8 th grade teens, join us for our annual Christmas Party where our games & activities will remind you of Santa s Workshop! Please bring Christmas Cookies to share, thanks! MISSION TRIP Adults and teens (current 9 th grade & up), consider joining the Belize Mission Trip, July 15-21, 2017 to share your gifts in the name of Christ. Ministries include: leading a VBS, distributing food, playing sports with kids and possibly a medical team. Visit the Parish Mission Trip section of the parish website under community life. Applications are due January 12, 2017 and are now online along with a video slide show from 2015 s trip. Contact Melissa with questions: stjoanofarcym@gmail.com or ADULT FAITH FORMATION ADULT CONFIRMATION Any adult who has not been confirmed and wishes to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please call Sr. Ann Marie at The session will be January 12, 19, 26 and February 2 and 9. WOMEN S GUILD USED BOOK, PURSE & JEWELRY SALE The Women s Guild will be having our annual New to You Sale, Saturday, Jan. 21st and Sunday, Jan. 22nd. All proceeds to benefit the Helping Hand Fund. All of the children books not sold last year were donated to St. Thomas Aquinas School in Cleveland.

6 Dates to drop of donations will be announced after Christmas. We thank you for all your support for this worthy cause. ELIZABETH MINISTRY MOMS POPS & TOTS Moms, Pops & Tots play group will meet Monday, December 12th, in the parish hall for their annual Christmas Party, crafts and maybe a visit from Santa! Older siblings are welcome to join them. If you are interested in the play group, please contact Debbie Fitzmaurice at or debbie.fitzmaurice@gmail.com PLEASE NOTE: Due to Christmas Vacation, the Moms, Pops & Tots will NOT be meeting on December 19th and 26th and January 2nd. We will resume on Monday, January 9th. AREA NEWS A NEW WAY OF LIVING Looking for Peace and Purpose in your life? Then try a New Way of Living. This one and a half day, life changing program, will be held on Friday, Jan. 13th, 7-10 p. and Saturday, Jan 14th, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at St. Mary of the Assumption Farrell Hall, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor. The program will conclude with the 4:30 mass. Registration is open to all men & women 18 years and over. Breakfast and lunch are included. A free-will offering will be taken. For more information or to register, contact Ken Skilton and k.skilton@sbcglobal.net or or Arch & Marilyn Tunnell at CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, December 11th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon Giving Sunday - Bring Gifts to the Parish Hall Before or After Masses 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 (Hall) Monday, December 12th 4:30 pm PSR (School & OC) DONATIONS FOR ALTAR FLOWERS Christmas offerings are now being accepted for the upcoming 2016 season. You and your loved ones will be remembered at the Christmas Masses and a list of the designated names will be published in the Christmas bulletin. To make a donation, just use the envelope available in your monthly packet. Clearly print the names on the back of the envelope and place your donation in the collection basket at Mass, in the Flower box in the Gathering Area, mailed or dropped off at the Parish Office. CHRISTMAS CHILDREN S CHOIR Do you play an instrument? Do you sing? Then the St. Joan of Arc Christmas Children s Choir needs you! All PSR/SJA Parish and Day School children are welcome. The Children s Choir will sing on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th at the 4:00 p.m. Mass in the church. Rehearsal will be on Thursday, December 22nd from 6:30-7:30 p.m. If your child can t make the rehearsal, he or she can still participate on Christmas Eve. If you have questions, please contact our music director, Patrick Wickliffe, for further information at or pwicklif@gmail.com. CALENDAR OF EVENTS (con t): Tuesday, December 13th 9:00 am Shawl Ministry (Hall) 6:30 pm Cub Scouts (Hall) Wednesday, December 14th 7:00 pm Communal Penance Service at Holy Angels Church 7:00 pm RCIA (Rectory) 7:00 pm Christmas Concert (OC) 7:30 pm Boy Scouts (Hall) Thursday, December 15th 6:30 pm Confirmation Session (Hall) Friday, December 16th 9:15 am PTO Meeting (Rectory) Saturday, December 17th Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm 3:30 pm Confessions (Church) Sunday, December 18th Masses: 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon 12:00 noon HS Theology (Library) 3:00 pm Rosary Cenacle (Chapel) FAMILY PERSPECTIVES The question in today s gospel demands a response: Are you the one...or shall we look elsewhere? Put another way: Do you live your life in the way that gives clear guidance to others? Or must children and friends look elsewhere for direction: to sitcoms, athletes and politicians! The gospel asks, are you the one to bring Christ to others?