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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 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. July 31, 2016 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 11:00 am Weekday Masses Monday through Friday 8:00 am First Saturday of each month 8:00 am Holy Day Masses 8:00 am & 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15-3:45 pm or anytime by appointment Sacrament of Baptism First & third Sundays at 12 pm Baptism classes required for first child. Sacrament of Marriage Six months preparation. Call parish priest to set a date. 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 OLOG MINISTRIES Bereavement Women of Hope Pastoral Minister Carolyn Zaverl: Business Manager Hall Catering David Wicinski: dancinproductions.roadrunner.com Coordinator Parish School of Religion Michelle Dobbins: Directory of Music Ministry Liturgy Mary Gabriel: Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Andrea Tabor: Finance Chairperson, - Safety & Security Tom Minch: tminch@hotmail.com Parish Council Chairperson Tom Higgins: tomhcj7doc@aol.com Readers JoAnn Oliver: alltimedout@yahoo.com July 18 $3, Envelopes used Thank you for your generosity! 4:00 pm Readers: 8:00 am Readers: 11:00 am Readers: MINISTRY SCHEDULE August 6 & 7 A. Matt B. Dobbins, B. Faciana, C. Gall B & K Kalfas, A. Krzywicki, P. Lorenc R. Manley L. Kremser, J & S Rocco R, C & S. Cerrito C. Cook M. Hinckleman, P. Lorenc, C. Zaverl S & C Dobbins, K. Hrics Cleaners Wed., 8-3 J. Mancini, F. Russell, J. Twardzik, P. Uebele REST IN PEACE Remember in your prayers the soul of Ruth Tibbs, who died this week. May our Lord bless Ruth and the souls of all our faithful departed, and may He send consolation to her family. PSR NEWS PSR registration forms and calendars are now available in the church vestibule, the church office or on our website at ologchurchandshrine.org under the PSR tab. Parish Picnic August 28 Noon-4 pm Join us for: Burgers, brats and dogs hot off the grill! Music, karaoke, fun & festivities Face painting & puppet show Corn hole tournament Pony rides and petting zoo $500 big prize along with lottery basket raffles Plus. Much more ending with an afternoon ice cream social PURITY PACK RESOURCE CENTER Take time to review the resources contained in our Purity Pack Resource Center located in the church vestibule. It is filled with life-changing materials that gives you an opportunity to grow in your faith. You can find a large variety of books, booklets and CDs on the topics of chastity and purity, about relationships and marriage the way God intended them to be by Jason and Crystlina Evert. The material is free of charge but gift donations are accepted to help cover the cost to replenish the items in the display. EYES OF FAITH Faith is a foretaste of the knowledge that will make us blessed in the life to come (St. Thomas Aquinas, Comp. theol. 1,2) (CCC184) Saint Thomas Aquinas uses the example of sight to give us insight into the theological virtue of faith. He says that faith enables us to see God in the way our vision enables us to see color. By every other sense we have, we can learn about our surroundings: the shape of things, the texture of things, their relative distance from us. What we could not know without sight is the particular color of something. Likewise, faith enables us to see the color of God. We can perceive His brilliance and radiance with the eyes of our faith. And just as it is with seeing color in the world, the more light we have in faith the truer the color of God appears. This is why God continually reveals Himself to us through the Church; we are enlightened by Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium. Each of these sheds light on the mysteries of God so that we can comprehend them all the better. This knowledge of divine realities that we come to by faith here on earth will be the foundation for our happiness in heaven. God has begun to reveal to us in this life all that He will fulfill in the next. Written by Father James M. Sullivan, O.P.

3 July 31, 2016 Page 3 FAMILY PERSPECTIVES In today s Gospel Jesus tells us: one s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. When we spend too much time working to obtain more stuff we don t have time for the people in our lives. What is enough? Are the words of Jesus, You fool, meant for us? Pope Francis warns us to resist a throw-away culture which values things over people and relationships. Make time and space for the people you love. CATHOLIC RADIO Are you ready for The Challenge? 16 teams will compete with all eyes on one goal the prize money for their favorite Catholic non-profit organization. Coming soon to Living Bread Catholic Radio on AM1060. Listen 24x7 on the radio, online (livingbreadradio.com) or download an app for your phone. DAY RETREAT Join the Jesuit Retreat House for their one-day retreat, Celebrating the Assumption of Mary in a Place Apart. This takes place on August 15 from 9 am to 3 pm. In prayer and reflection you will explore what Mary s Assumption means in the Church and what it says practically to the world today; separating doctrine from devotion. Fr. John Vrana leads the day which includes presentations, personal quiet time, recitation of the rosary and celebration of Mass. The day begins with coffee and pastry and includes lunch. Cost is $40. To register contact Jesuit Retreat House at or visit CRAFTERS WANTED Crafters are wanted for Elyria Catholic s Holiday Craft Show and Bazaar to be held on Saturday, November 12 from 9 am to 3 pm. Our crafters are treated by students helping to load and unload your car, free coffee and pastry. Tables are $35 ($40 with electric) when your registration is post marked by September 30, After September 30th the cost increases five dollars. For more information or a packet with an application, please call Lynette Patton at or elyriacatholicband@gmail.com. Love Our Lady and help others to love her. Always recite the rosary. St. Pio of Pietrelcina UPCOMING EVENTS Aug. 3 Choir Practice 7:00 pm Parish Council 7:00 pm Aug. 4 Rosary for Peace 7:00 pm MMP Cenacle 7:30 pm Aug. 6 Tri-County Marian Society 8:30 am EVERYTHING! Join us next Sunday, August 7 for The FEST our 16th Annual Catholic Family FESTival from noon-10 pm on the seminary campus (28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe). Join with thousands from across our region for a day of faith, family, and great fun! It s all FREE. Listen to inspiring music, visit activities for your kids, displays to help you strengthen your family life and so much more. There s something for everyone at The FEST. The day concludes with a beautiful outdoor Mass at 8 pm followed by an incredible fireworks display. Check out all the details online at Please join us. GOLFING FOR THE GOOD NEWS! Don t let the summer pass you by! Enjoy a round of golf and help support Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries production of the musical passion play, Tetelestai. Come to the 9th Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser on August 13th at beautiful Skyland Golf Course here in Hinckley. $100/ golfer includes 18 holes, riding cart, lunch and dinner. Raffles, contests and prizes galore. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Visit livethepassion.org to be directed to Skyland s easy registration system or call CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING "The abortion conflict has never simply been about repealing Roe v. Wade. And the many pro-lifers I know live a much deeper kind of discipleship than single issue politics. But they do understand that the cornerstone of Catholic social teaching is protecting human life from conception to natural death. They do understand that every other human right depends on the right to life. They did not and do not and will not give up and they won t be lied to." Archbishop Charles J. Chaput O.F.M PRAYERS WORK WONDERS Please remember the sick and suffering of our parish family especially: Steve Ball Family, Marion Beck, Blanche Bieda, Barb Blake, Claudia Bulkowski, Jordyn Butts, Bridget Cassesa, Thom Cerny, Nikki and Fred Cipriani, Bobby Culp Morris, Colleen Darabant, Ken Ertel, Veronica Ferko, Ruth Fredrick, Chris & Kitsa Fuciu, John Hanna, Cheryl Henderson, Al Jackson, Beverly Jankowski, Linda Joseph, Kathleen Klosinski, Betty Kmiecik, Edward & Carrie Kochalko, Bridget Kovalik, Fred Maloney, Lisha Manuel, Nick Piro, Norma Reynes, Grayce Roach, Lois Rhodes, Anna McCurdy Sander, Frank Scheid, Braidyn Schneid, Michael Schodowski, Michelle Trisk, Derek Vitas.

4 July 31, 2016 Page 4 OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH OUR TOTAL RAISED: $456,697 TOTAL PARISH DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED TO DATE: $99,097 E very pledge payment you make benefits our parish! As you know, 30% of the funds collected up to our goal return to our parish to use for our own local projects. Our parish continues to receive quarterly distributions based upon monies collected from your pledges. Thank you to everyone who makes this success possible. If you have not yet made a gift to the Campaign but would like to do so, or if you would like to make an additional gift, please go to rif/newgift. Alternately, you may contact Angie Pavlik at the Catholic Community Foundation at , x1303. Rooted in Faith pledge payments can be made online at May God bless you and your loved ones for your commitment to His Church! Thanks to the steadfast commitment of parishioners throughout our diocese who are fulfilling their pledges to the Campaign, allowing for building renovation, debt reduction, ministry enhancement, tuition assistance to students, and improvements to Catholic Charities sites.

5 July 31, 2016 Page 5 SATURDAY, JULY 30 MASS INTENTIONS 4 pm Mary & Harry Streck / Stauffer Family Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 am David & Julia Heistand / Mary Spragg 11 am Those memorialized at our Two Hearts Shrine SUNDAY, JULY 31 MONDAY, AUGUST 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori 8 am James & Lillian Decker / Rich & Amy TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 St. Peter Julian Eymard; St. Eusebius 8 am For all leaders to be responsible to God s Moral Law WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 8 am Steven Joseph & Family / Manda Hoffmann THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney 8 am Tom Corrigan, Sr. / Jack & Marie Ann Charek FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major 8 am Rev. John McDonough / Sr. Kathleen SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord 8 am For Prisoners / Tri-County Marian Society 4 pm Gerri Wicinski / Ken & Jean Hahn SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 am Christa Rottinger / Manda Hoffmann 11 am Rodney & Maude Rhodes / Szerpicki Family SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Eusebius Eusebius was born of a noble family on the island of Sardinia. He was brought up in Rome, and studied in Vercelli, a city of Piedmont. Eusebius was ordained a priest there, and served the church with such zeal that he was unanimously chosen to be bishop. He is the first to link the monastic life with that of the clergy, establishing a community of his diocesan clergy on the principle that the best way to sanctify his people was to have them see a clergy formed in solid virtue and living in community. The Emperor Constans and the Arian heretics (Arians claim that Jesus is not God. They were a powerful people even commanding armies and senates.) held a Council in Italy with the intention of condemning Saint Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria. Eusebius refused to condemn Athanasius and resisted the heretics. He attempted to have all present sign the Nicene Creed (which proclaims that Jesus is one in being with the Father and directly contradicts the Arian teaching). The emperor put pressure on him. Eusebius reminded the emperor that secular force should not be used to influence Church decisions. The emperor threatened to kill him but sent him into exile in Palestine. There the Arians dragged him through the streets. At the death of Constans in 361, Eusebius was permitted to return to his diocese, where he continued to combat Arianism. He died peacefully on August 1, 371.