Saint Mary s Catholic Church 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499 Rectory: 440-243-3877 FAX: 440-891-9417 Website: www.stmaryberea.org Parish Mission Statement St. Mary's is a faith community which worships together, follows the teachings of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives, evangelizes others by our lives and actions, gives generously of our time and resources in service to others, shows compassion and love towards one another, provides religious education and works for social justice for all. St. Mary s Parish Staff Reverend John P. Singler, Pastor Reverend Max Cole, Parochial Vicar Ms. Angela Kovacs, Music Director Mr. Larry Roetzer, Religious Education Coordinator Mrs. Diana Lipfird, Homebound Coordinator Mrs. Barbara Goebl, Spiritual Ministries St. Mary s Mass Schedule Weekday: 9:00am Monday through Friday Weekend: 4:00pm Saturday Vigil 7:30am, 9:30am, & 11:30am Holy Day Consult Bulletin Parish Office Staff Mrs. Janel Abraham Mrs. Lorri Masie St. Mary s School Staff Mr. Andrew Carner, Principal Mrs. Nancy Kaesgen, Director of Development Mrs. Sandi Ziegler, Program Coordinator School Office Staff Mrs. Mary Beth Hennessy Mrs. Rhonda Johnson St. Mary s Religious Education Staff Mr. Larry Roetzer, Coordinator Sacramental Ministries Baptisms: On Sundays After 11:30am Mass Reconciliation: Saturdays 3-3:30pm Seasonal Celebrations Marriage: Contact Parish Office Anointing of the Sick: Contact Parish Office Seasonal Celebration Communion Calls: Contact Parish Office Celebrating 163 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2016 Dear Friends, This weekend we are celebrating the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time and in today s Gospel from St. Luke, Jesus continues to teach the disciples (and us as well) about the disciples appropriate response to possessions in light of the coming of the reign of God, where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. We heard about the bigger barns of the rich man last week and the snippets of teaching in the Gospel this weekend follow-up on the lesson of how much is too much ands how much do we really need? And in light of the coming of the reign of God, which we always HAVE to consider, what stuff do we truly need? And our answer MUST BE, what we truly need is who we have IN JESUS! What riches we must own is our relationship and our life IN CHRIST JESUS. Of course, questions ALWAYS come up about well, we have to live and we have to eat and we have to have clothes and we have to have a place to live and we have to... and we have to... But we have to MATCH that we have to with HOW MUCH of what do we HAVE to HAVE? Mother Theresa and others with the same spirit have said and written, live simply so that other may simply live. Is that our motto as well? Do we live simply and if not can we begin to do so? That seems to be the sum of today s Gospel! I will CONTINUE to seek your monthly financial support of the Capital Roof Project during the course of our campaign, because it is important to us all. Your $25 each month goes a long way to pay this portion of the project and your $25 a month will assure us of the money to be there when the next phase of roofing takes place. Please consider, if you haven t already, to support the Project. In the meantime, the roofers have done an excellent job on the flat portion of the School roof and are moving along quite steadily. The timeline is that they will be completed with this portion by August 12 th, with some additional hit-list items to be completed by October 15 th. Though the weather has been HOT, the no-rain has been a HUGE plus! Thank you Lord! And THANK YOU for your continued generosity in the Sunday collection and may WE be BLESSED with abundance through your financial support of the Capital Roof Project. Father John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Monday August 8 Saint Dominic, Priest Ez 1:2-5,24-28c/Mt 17:22-27 (413) 9:00 am Lori Decker Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Decker Tuesday August 9 Weekday Ez 2:8 3:4/Mt 18:1-5,10,12-14 (414) 9:00 am Karen Cooper Carmel Cooper Wednesday August 10 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 2 Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 (618) Bulletin Prayer List Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Larry Buchwalter Christina Caputo Brian Follen Timothy Glynn Gerry Grant Veronica Hammer-Huber John Kern Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Michelle Molnar Kathy Staub Joan Vasek 9:00 am Jim Kurilec Tom & Joyce Kurilec Thursday August 11 Saint Clare,Virgin Ez 12:1-12/Mt 18:21 19:1 (416) 9:00 am Family Bert Formanik Friday August 12 Weekday Ez 16:1-15,60,63/Mt 19:3-12 (417) 9:00 am Tom Lynch Friday Coffee Club Saturday August 13 Weekday Ez 18:1-10,13b,30-32/Mt 19:13-15 (418) 4:00 pm For the Parish 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. Sunday August 14 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 38:4-6,8-10/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53 (120) 7:30 am For the Parish 9:30 am Earl Malloy Karen Kljun 11:30 am For the Parish Mother Teresa Mary nourishes life of Christ in us Mary, under her Divine Son, has sovereign dominion in the administration of supernatural graces and benefits of God s Kingdom. She is our Mother because in her love she cooperated in our spiritual rebirth. She continues to be our Mother by nourishing the life of Christ in us. Excerpted from: The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, 100. (1982) In Your Charity In your charity, please remember the repose of the soul of Bunny Ney and Fr. Jim Ragnoni. May they rest in eternal peace. Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of August and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham@stmaryberea.com. Raymond & Patricia Kasl August 5th - 55years Tom & Diane Krukemeyer August 16th - 58 years Robert & Patricia Bender August 24th - 43 years Steve & Eve Hollender August 27th - 39 years Frank & Marlene Mares August 31st - 53 years Welcome - Newly Baptized Welcome this weekend the newly baptized member of our Parish - Carson Lee Miley Cruz Terence Hamad Lucas Atto Porras
Parish Events Family Perspectives Sunday, August 7 Monday, August 8 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm 7:15pm - Chapel Tuesday, August 9 11:00am - Chapel 12:30pm - Chapel 7:00pm - Chapel Wednesday, August 10 7:00pm - Church Thursday, August 11 1:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, August 12 Makers Bible Study Quiet Prayer Bible Study Liturgy of the Hours Tri-City Seniors Pinochle Club Much will be required of the person entrusted with much. We have been blessed with abundance. Yet, we are tempted to want even more. A Christian family reaches out to others. Pope Francis recommends experiencing the happiness of giving, the nobility and grandeur of spending ourselves unstintingly, without asking to be repaid, purely for the pleasure of giving and serving. The Joy of Love #94. How are you and your family doing? Bible Study Bible Study meets in the chapel on each Tuesday at 11:00am and again at 7:00pm. This week the Book of Judges continues to reveal the story of God s loving care for those who are faithful to Him. No prior knowledge of scripture is needed as we open these stories together. Just bring your Bible and a listening heart to see if God does not have something to say to you. Saturday, August 13 3:00pm - Church Confessions 5:00pm - Parish Anniversary Celebration Grounds Dinner Weekend Collection Collection for the Weekend of 7/31/16: $10,903.00 Thank you for your generosity to the Parish. Quiet Prayer Quiet prayer will meet in the chapel on Tuesday at12:20pm. This week we will begin with Lectio Divina and allow the word of God to call us gently into Quiet Prayer. Why not make use of this opportunity to experience contemplative prayer in a group setting? All are welcome to join us. Come and see if this type of prayer might benefit you on your spiritual journey? Ministry Schedules Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Weekend of August 14th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4pm D Vlk K Zanotti (H) M J LaLonde, C Scanlon, S Scanlon G Tinter (C) R Heitz, R Wesolek J Tinter C Pacer, M McGinty M Urbancic 7:30am D Reeves - (H) L Durica, K Dorsey, F Sliwa K Clute (C) V Follen, M Dole, E Southworth J Mastandrea, A Mastandrea J Draves 9:30am G Irvin S Ward (H) J Irvin, K Laneve, R Laneve O Irvin (C) M A Deimling, S Lewis, A Jones G Grant, P Pacer M Laneve 11:30am D Pusti J Schwarz (H) B Simpson, R Davenport, R Koehl E Davenport (C) P Hickey, D Hickey, K Vlcek M Carroll, M E Nichols J Vlcek
Religious Education News Please take a few moments this week to visit our new Parish website (www.stmaryberea.org). Select Teaching from the top category bar, then select Religious Education Office. From there you will see our REO Calendar, upcoming events, contracts & forms, information on our PSR program, information about our special needs (GIFTSS) program and, of course, sacramental preparation information. We have a new email address for communication (reoinformation@stmaryberea.org). Please update your REO emails, bookmarks, favorites, etc. so that you have the most current ways to communicate with us! PSR Not many registrations received! Please don t wait until the last minute! All the forms are on the website for you to download, print, fill-in and return to our office. Fees are the same as last year! The PSR year begins August 28 th at 11:30am with our Opening Mass and Welcome in the Fr. Garrity Center! Classes begin Monday August 29 th at 6:45pm. Sacramental Preparation For the most current information about the Parish Sacramental Preparation Program please visit our Parish website at (www.stmaryberea.org/teaching/religiouseducation/sacramentalprep/ confirmation). Confirmation Candidates Please plan to attend our Candidate Orientation Meeting on Wednesday September 7 th at 6:30pm in the Fr. Garrity Center. All the information about the Program will be made available at that meeting. Both Candidates & Parents are expected to attend this very important meeting. First Sacraments Candidates BIG NEWS! Mrs. Sharon Tressel, our Parish Catechetical Leader or First Sacraments will not be returning this year. That means that the current plan is up in the air for now! As information become available you will be notified! Stay Tuned! Please Remember Our Military In Prayer & With Gratitude SSgt. Jeffrey R. Anzalone USAF, Hurlburt Field, FL Private 1st Class Nicholas Cozzarin US Army, Ft. Hood, TX ; Iraq Spec. Hanna M. Geiger, US Army Sgt. Justin P. Gertsma USMC, Afghanistan MMC Jonathan E. Knoll United States Navy - USS George H.W. Bush Major Theresa M. (Ponstingle) Livingston USAF, Pope AFB, NC Capt. Leonard J. Livingston, USAF, Pope AFB, NC Captain Frank P. Mercurio, Jr. Ellsworth AFB, SD Staff Sgt. Stefen Neuwar Ft. Bragg, NC Sr. Airman Anthony J. Phillipp USAF, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Lt. James T. Prosek New London Submarine Base in CT MA2 Gary L. Stephen US Navy LCDR Thomas A. Stephen US Navy Sgt. Sean M. Walters US Army Green Berets Sgt. Louis M. Woyton US Army 411 MP CO, Iraq * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cpl. Brad D. Squires KIA in Iraq, June 9, 2005 May God bless and keep these brave men and women safely in His care! Note: please keep the office informed of changes to this list, or if you have a picture for the board in the Mother Teresa Vestibule. Join us for the FEST! Join us today on the grounds of the Center for Pastoral Leadership (28700 Euclid Ave. in Wickliffe) from 12:00noon - 10:00pm for The FEST. For all the details, visit www.thefest.us Music Ministry and Liturgy Notes A CLINIC FOR GOOD MUSICAL HEALTH By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy This past week I have had the pleasure of going to the Augsburg Music Clinic in Columbus. This conference was lead by three esteemed American sacred musicians: Jane Irvine, handbell extraordinaire, Kristina Langlois, church organist and composer, and Zebulon Highben, church music director and choral sacred composer. This mini convention had myself and the other attendees stretch our imaginations and creativity to learn how to engage the Church in worship through our musicianship and liturgical planning. There was a special workshop just for children s participation in the Church as well, which has given me some ideas for the years to come. On Monday evening, we joined together to rehearse and then perform an entire hymn festival based around the theme of Holy week. It was a great way to rejuvenate my musician s soul, and I m very excited to use what I have learned in the next year at St. Mary s! Traditional Choir, Contemporary Choir, and Youth Choir are off for the summer. All choir members are welcome to sing up in the loft during weekend masses. Summer is a perfect time to audition for involvement in one of our ensembles! If you are interested in participating in any of these choirs, cantoring, or playing an instrument during mass, please call or see me after mass up in the loft. Please contact the music ministry office for more information: 440.243.3877 ext 27.
St. Mary s Parish Anniversary Dinner Celebrating 164 years Tickets on Sale!! $15.00 Available this weekend after all Masses or at the Rectory Office Saturday August 13th Chicken & Rib Dinner 5:00 8:00pm Parish Field Grounds (Dinner Served at 5:30pm) - Adult Only Event St. Mary s Best Parish Picnic & Field Day Sunday August 14th 12:30 3:00pm Parish Field Grounds Burgers, Hot Dogs, Macaroni Salad, Door Prizes, Games for Kids & MUCH MORE!! If there are any individuals or businesses who would like to donate gift cards, gift baskets or individual items for raffle prizes, they would be greatly appreciated. Items can be dropped off at the Rectory Office. Any questions, please call Jeff Haas at (440) 234-9875 or (440) 227-9723 or Janel Abraham (440) 243-3877.
Cluster Information ST. MARY OF THE FALLS PARISH 25615 Bagley Road Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 Fr Walter J. Hyclak, Pastor Fr Gregory F. Schaut, Parochial Vicar Office: 440-235-2222 FAX: 440-235-2937 Website: www.stmaryof the falls.org Mass Schedules Saturday: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon; 6:00 pm Mon, Wed, Fri: 7:00 am Tues & Thurs: 9:00 am Confessions 3:30-4:30 pm Saturday Baptisms 1:30 pm 1st Sunday of Month Other Devotions Contact the Parish Office for other devotions and special events. ST. ADALBERT PARISH 66 Adalbert Street Berea, Ohio 44017 Fr Barry Gearing, Pastor Office: 440-234-6830 FAX: 440-234-2588 Website: www.saintadalbertparish.org Mass Schedules Saturday: 8:30 am (1st Sat only) & 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:30 am Tues & Thurs: 6 :30 pm Confessions 3:00-4:00 pm Saturday Baptisms 12:30 pm 1st & 3rd Sunday of Month Other Devotions Contact the Parish Office for other devotions and special events. Phone Directory ST. MARY PARISH Office: 440-243-3877 FAX: 440-891-9417 Website: www.stmaryberea.com Fr John Singler....................... Ext 14 Fr Max Cole......................... Ext 17 EMERGENCY VOICEMAIL LINE......... Ext 23 Miss Angela Kovacs...................... Ext 27 Mrs. Barbara Goebl................... Ext 29 Mrs Janel Abraham................... Ext 11 Mrs Lorri Masie...................... Ext 12 Mr John Scimemi.................... Ext 25 ST MARY SCHOOL Office: 440-243-4555 FAX: 440-243-6214 Website: www.smsberea.org Mr Andrew Carner..................... Ext 19 Mrs Sandi Ziegler..................... Ext 12 Mrs Nancy Whelan.................... Ext 10 Mrs Mary Beth Hennessy............... Ext 11 Mr Jim Winner........................ Ext 18 School Cafeteria.................. 440-243-7270 Day Care........................ 440-234-7210 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Office: 440-243-8221 FAX: 440-243-8411 Website: www.stmarysbereareo.org ATHLETIC COMMISSION Website: www.stmarysbereasports.org CREDIT UNION Vantage Credit Union.................. 216-367-8000 Ohio Catholic Credit Union............. 216-478-0060