Saint Mary Parish 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499 Rectory: 440-243-3877 FAX: 440-891-9417 Website: www.stmaryberea.org January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star. O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy Perfect Light. Born a King on Bethlehem's plain Gold I bring to crown Him again King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign. [refrain] Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh Prayer and praising, all men raising Worship Him, God most high. [refrain] Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Glorious now behold Him arise Breathes of life of gathering gloom King and God and Sacrifice Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying Alleluia, Alleluia Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. [refrain] Earth to heav'n replies. [refrain] The lyrics of this Christmas Carol, We Three Kings, sum up the journey, the hope, the witness of the three kings who traveled from the East to find the Newborn King of the Jews! Astrologers, Wise Men, Kings as they are known to us, give rise to an unimagined purpose that came from God and led them to God! I wonder how this inkling, this urging, this fascination turned them around to lead them to Nazareth AND what then? How was their life changed when then returned home? Was it the same? Could it ever be the same? What now? And maybe that s the reason for our celebrating the Epiphany of the Lord. It s about what now in our lives once we have seen and bowed down and adored the Child Jesus? How could it ever be the same in us? Aren t we different because we have seen and touched and felt Him in our hearts and in our lives? How could it ever be the same? We certainly don t know the three kings story after they returned home. But we are the author of our story and have it within us to make a difference, to say the, Yes to being better, caring, patient, understanding, peaceful, and silent and on and on. Epiphany means manifestation so it would be up to us TO MANI- FEST the best qualities of our hearts and spirits as we live this New Year of Grace. Have at it this Year! Once again, THANK YOU for manifesting Christ in word and deed. Collection for Christmas - $38,428.00 - Your financial support is greatly appreciated! Thank you for ALL you give to St. Mary! Father John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Weekend of January 6 The Epiphany of The Lord 1:00 pm Wedding: Devin Kovic & Angela Kovacs 4:00 pm Christopher Kopacko Family 7:30 am For All Parishioners Living & Deceased 9:30 am Tom Williams Family 11:30 pm Lucille Reffert Penny Spanfellner Monday January 7 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 3:22 4:6 / Mk 4:12-17, 23-35 (212) 9:00 am Tom Williams AM Group Tuesday January 8 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 4:7-10 / Mk 6:34-44 (213) 9:00 am George Blanchfield Tom & Paulette Flandera Wednesday January 9 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 4:11-18 / Mk 6:45-52 (214) 9:00 am Bill Kennedy Joyce Kennedy Thursday January 10 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 4:19 5:4 / Lk 4:14-22 (215) 9:00 am Norbert Reffert Penny Spanfellner Friday January 11 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 5:5-13 / Lk 5:12-16 (216) 9:00 am Dan Malloy Laubert Family Saturday January 12 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 5:14-21 / Jn 3:22-30 (217) 4:00 pm Ingrid Zaharewicz Family Sunday January 13 The Baptism of The Lord Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ti 2:11-14, 3:4-7 / Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 (21) 7:30 am For The People of St Mary 9:30 am Jennifer Parish 11:30 pm Dolores Bartlett Husband Emery & Family In Your Charity In your charity, please remember the repose of the souls of Dorothy Jones and Richard Bland. May they rest in eternal peace. Mass Intentions for 2019 We have a few Sunday & Daily Mass times available for the Month of January. Contact the Office to schedule or submit your request in writing - please include a phone number in case we need to contact you. We will do our best to accommodate your requests. Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Jackie Ayala Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky Christine Burrell James Carney William Conroy Doris Crist Jase Dean Hilda Denk Owen Dumm Judy Dunbrack Jim Duncan Chuck Duncan Bruce Ferraro Sharon Fisher Brian Follen Joan Foust Betty Glynn Geraldine Grant Nancy Grau Bulletin Prayer List Howard Gross Katie Halley Betty Hardman Hanna Kessler Karen Kljun Louise Knapik Ruth Koehl Kathleen Kolach Colleen Kubek Melanie Kuper Jerry Lang Jan Lindenmeier Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Shem Miller Leo Oblak Ed Paschke James Rollin Mary Elizabeth Ryba John Serrao Jim Sperk Guy Sperk Chet Talarczyk Chet Yanke Homebound Ministry Our Homebound Parishioners are very important to us and we want to make sure their spiritual needs are being met. If you or a friend or family member are homebound and unable to attend Mass, we would like to bring the Eucharist to you in your home. Please call Diana Lipfird, the Homebound Parishioner Coordinator, at 532-9491 or e-mail her at dlipfird@gmail.com. We will set up a time and day for the Extraordinary Minister to visit that best fits your schedule. If you are an Extraordinary Minister and would like to be part of our team of taking Communion to the homebound, please call Diana at 440-532-9491. Mother Teresa Conversion Cannot Be Forced I am not afraid to say I am in love with Jesus because He is everything to me. But you may have a different picture in your life. And this is the way that conversion has to be understood people think that conversion is just changing overnight. It is not like that. Nobody, not even your father and mother, can make you do that. Not even Almighty God can force a person. Even Jesus, though He was God Himself, could not convert the hearts of the people unless they allowed Him to. Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987)
Weekend of January 6th Saturday - 3:00pm - Church Confessions Sunday - 10:30am - FJG Mtg Rm Coffee, Tea & Thee 12:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm Bible Study of - A Christmas Carol Monday, January 7th 7:15pm - Chapel Tuesday, January 8th 9:30am - Church 11:00am - Chapel 12:30pm - Chapel Wednesday, January 9th 10:00am - FJG Mtg Rm 7:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Thursday, January 10th 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm 7:00pm - Chapel 7:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, January 11th Parish Events Bible Study Quiet Prayer The PrimeTimers: Fr. John Ireland Presentation Fr. John Ireland Presentation Pinochle Club Women s Spirituality TMIY - That Man Is You Bible Study, Faith Sharing & Quiet Prayer Bible Study, Faith Sharing & Quiet Prayer will not meet again until January 8th. Have a Blessed Holiday to all. Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of JANUARY and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Andy & Karie Leopold January 2nd - 20 years Saturday, January 12th 3:00pm - Church Confessions Sunday, January 6th 10:30am - FJG Mtg Rm Coffee, Tea & Thee 12:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm Bible Study of - A Christmas Carol Family Perspective God s mercy is revealed in the face of Jesus. This mercy is for all people as symbolized in the coming of the Magi. We reveal through our families the presence and mercy of God in our lives. Our gift of love, like Christ s, is meant to be shared with everyone. Religious Education News Upcoming Sacramental Sunday - For First Communion & Confirmation Candidates: January 13, 2019 9:30am Mass - All 2nd Grade Communion & 8th Grade Confirmation Candidates 10:30am: Sacramental Prep - 2nd Grade - FJG 6:00pm: Sacramental Prep - 8th Grade - FJG Email questions: reoinformation@stmaryberea.org
Ministry Schedules The Baptism of The Lord - January 12th & 13th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4:00pm J Pae K Zanotti (H) B Sillasen, R Sillasen, Deacon Tom M Creech (C) C Causey, M Feigi, J Hupp D Vlk, B Cully D Rodriguez 7:30am D Reeves K Zanotti (H) M Harley, B Cashman, P Flandera C Duldner (C) V Follen, N Picard, T Duldner A Carner, K Zanotti N Nemeth 9:30am C Rose J Schwarz (H) A Laubert, K Laubert, K Laubert M Laubert (C) J Laubert, D Grospitch, M Laubert L Latanich, R Latanich M Laubert 11:30am R Davenport P Hickey (H) J Abraham, J Abraham, C DiSanto J Diver (C) P Hickey, D Hickey, G Abraham B Hunter, Deacon Tom S Abraham Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy PROPHETICAL PRESENTS If you are reading this article at mass (and I won t tell if it s before, after, or during!) I am now married! I hope that everyone s continued Christmas celebrations are wonderful. This week Devin and I will be in Jamaica, so there are(still) no rehearsals this week. We wish you could enjoy the sun and sand as well! The weekend of Epiphany is very special to me, not only because it is now close to my wedding anniversary, or because I have been holding the hymn fest on this weekend for the past two years. Because each of the Christmas weekends are specific feast days, they offer limited time for us to sing certain hymns. Many of the tunes attributed with Epiphany and the three kings are so hauntingly beautiful, and I am packing them in so we can enjoy them while we can. Your communion hymn, The First Nowell, is especially useful for this weekend because it retells the entire story of the Christmas miracle, from the shepherd s meeting with the angel up to the arrival of the three kings with their gracious gifts. The gifts of the kings (or the wise men, depending on which gospel you are reading) are not only a kind offering, but they also symbolize Jesus role to come as he grows up to be fully recognized as our Savior. Frankincense, a gum resin that is burned as an aromatic incense, was used for deities, and honors Jesus divinity on earth. Gold is a gift for a king, accepting Christ as King of all on earth. Myrrh has a grim meaning; this embalming oil foretells of Jesus inevitable death for our salvation. I always wonder if Mary and Joseph understood the metaphors of these gifts for their infant son; if they would doubt God s plan as we do so easily now. Keep faithful, for God has a plan for all! Request for 2018 Contribution Statement PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY If you would like to receive a 2018 Contribution Statement please note the following: Requests must be made IN WRITING by completing this form and placing the request in an envelope marked 2018 STATEMENT REQUEST in the weekly collection basket or mailing it to the Parish Office, 250 Kraft Street Attn: Janel - EMAIL OPTION is also available - Please provide your email below. Statements will be ready for pick-up/email in the Parish Office the week of January 21st. We are unable to honor requests made in person or by telephone. Thank You. Name: Env #: Address: City/State/Zip: Email: