Saint Edward March 17, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Mass Times 501 Cottage Street Ashland, Ohio 44805 Reconciliation Perpetual Adoration Sacraments Parish School of Religion (PSR) Youth Ministry St. Vincent de Paul Society Stephen Ministry Catholic Daughters of the Americas Knights of Columbus St. Edward Parish Mission Statement Parish Pastoral Council of those around us.
St. Edward Parish March 17, 2019 Mass Schedule: Monday, March 18- St. Cyril of Jerusalem 8:00am: Mass Tuesday, March 19 - St. Joseph, Spouse of The Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00am: Richard DeLellis (Jacobs) Wednesday, March 20 1:15pm: Joseph & Kathryn Kriss (School) Thursday, March 21 7:35: Rosary 8:00am: Deceased members of the Funke-Ayer Families (Ruth Ayer) Friday, March 22 8:00am: Mass Saturday, March 23 - St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop : Mary & Gerald Peterson (Marie & George Meyers) Sunday, March 24 - Third Sunday of Lent : Tom Fasolo (Jacobs) : People of St. Edward Offertory: Budget: $11, 500.00 March 10, 2019 In-Pew Collection Online Total $ N/A N/A N/A This year, St. Patrick s Day, March 17, falls on Sunday, the Second Sunday of Lent. Liturgical law does not allow the season of Lent to be suppressed for any reason, not even to celebrate a saint. But that doesn t mean we can t take a humorous look at St. Patrick s Day truths. The following is from an article by Michael Loynd, the author of All Things Irish: A Novel. Every March 17, millions across the globe love to get their Irish on with corned beef and cabbage, dressing like an oversized green leprechaun, and having a pint of green ale, all in the name of St. Patrick. But the funny truth is that not one of these things is really Irish. Even St. Patrick was neither Irish, nor named Patrick, nor an officially canonized saint. He was a Brit named Maewyn Succat, whose color of choice was blue. So how did the anniversary of his death turn into a sea of green and the wickedly fun celebration of all things (sort of) Irish? For almost 15 centuries in Ireland, the missionary who took the name Patrick was annually honored with a day of pub closings and a Mass. But across the pond as it were, as early as 1737, Irish immigrants to America were marching through Boston to celebrate their roots. When Ireland s great potato famine forced a quarter of its population to immigrate to America in the 1800s, New York s booming Irish communities combined their neighborhood St. Patrick s festivals into what would become the world s oldest civilian parade (attended today by 3 million people). At the time of Patrick s death in 461 A.D., wearing green was bad luck. Green was believed to be the favorite color of the fairies. And any superstitious Irishman who dared wear it risked a fairy curse put on them. Patrick wore blue (Ireland s national color at the time). But his proclivity to use shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity prompted admirers to tuck a sprig of shamrock in their hair or lapel to mark the anniversary of his death, deeming this holy symbol the only safe wearin o the green. Leave it to O mericans to supersize this homage by pinning shamrocks all over their clothes to loudly proclaim their Irishness, which over the years evolved into wearing green ribbons, scarves, clothes, etc. (The fear of Ireland s fairies was no match for O mericans). Traditional leprechauns wore red (red boots, jacket, and shoes) and were cobblers with sour dispositions. The image of leprechauns as green affable little men sitting on pots of gold appeared in 1903 in the popular stories of Darby O Gill, written by a Chicago author who took artistic license to reenvision the grouchy red fairies. And since St. Patrick s parades were very O merican, so too became the modern day leprechaun. Eating corned beef and cabbage is about as authentically Irish as Spaghetti-o s is Italian. The commoner in Ireland could not afford beef. They ate pork and cabbage. Not until they immigrated to America and found U.S. beef more affordable did they change diets. As for green beer, no true Irishman would desecrate their sacred pint with dye. Not for St. Patrick, Jesus, nor even God Himself. This again was purely O merican, started in 1914 by a social club in New York after a member discovered that a drop of wash blue dye turned beer green. Thirty-eight years later it achieved pop status when Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, celebrated Green Beer Day. St. Patrick s Day parades spread their merriment from Copenhagen to Canada, to Australia to Japan, to Dubai to Moscow, to the Americas. And Ireland wasn t about to be left out of the fun celebrating their own heritage (authentic or not). So they imported the sea o green, corned beef, green leprechauns and green beer in the last few decades, determined to show the rest of the world how to get their Irish on (even if it wasn t all that Irish). But then again, what s more Irish than having a few pints with a million of your closest friends? Have a wonderfully green St. Patrick s Day! St. Patrick, pray for us. St. Edward, pray for us. Treu in Christus, faithfully in Christ, Fr. Rod
TAX TIME 2018 Contribution Request Email your request to: church@stedwardashland.org Or call the Church office: 419-289-7224 Parish Council Update WHAT is the Parish Pastoral Council? Nine members, elected by parishioners for a three-year term, who meet monthly with Fr. Rod to help identify and make recommendations on matters concerning the life and pastoral ministry of the parish. WHO are Council members? Current Council members are listed on the front of the bulletin and they are happy to bring your thoughts, ideas, concerns to Council meetings. The terms of Mary Emick, Debbie Sullivan and Ann Marie Tomchak expire later this spring. WHEN? Nominations for three new members will be requested at the April 6-7 Masses with election scheduled for the April 27-28 Masses. Do you know someone with a love for our parish who would be willing to serve? Are you interested? (You can nominate yourself!) Think about it and be sure to complete the nomination form at the April 6 or 7 Mass. Thank You to All Our Volunteers! The ACCESS Program by the 2018 Numbers Our Role... People who are experiencing a crisis or struggling through life difficulties need to tell their stories, and that s what Stephen Ministry is about. Everybody needs someone who will listen and care. The role of a Stephen Minister is to listen, care, pray, encourage, and walk with the person for the duration of the crisis. Connect to videos of Care Receivers who share their experiences with Stephen Ministry via our parish homepage (see above) or contact us: stepmin@stedwardashland.org, or by calling Ann Jacobs, Coordinator at (567) 203-7494. March 18, 2019 7:00 pm PAC Topic: Prayer RCIA open to anyone Please join us! ACCESS has served 18 family units of 23 adults and 13 children, all Ashland County residents. ACCESS received 90 requests for assistance with homelessness. Forty-two of those requests came in when ACCESS was full; we could not be of help to them. Sixty-nine of those who called met the minimum requirements to be in ACCESS and we completed 39 pre-intake screening and 31 background checks. Thirteen people who passed the background check changed their minds an no longer needed ACCESS. The average stay for a guest in ACCESS was 57 days. In 2018, ACCESS saw an increase of women and children calling us for help. For more information on how you can help St. Edward parish support this ministry, contact Paul Kauffman: pkaufma@ashland.edu.
There is no question we live in difficult times. Too many people are looking for answers only to find empty promises. How can you bring purpose into your own and your family s everyday life? Discover your personal path in life at this three-evening experience. Please join us for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser March 24, 2019 7am to 1pm St. Edward Activity Center Boy Scout Troop 502 Cost: By Donation A Diocesan-Wide Women s Retreat The One Thing Needed Sitting at the Feet of Jesus Saturday, April 6 9:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Mass at 8:15 optional but encouraged Doors open for check-in at 8:45 St. Francis de Sales Parish 4019 Manchester Rd. Akron, OH 44319 Register and find additional details at stfparish.com and click on Women s Retreat link. Inspiring talks, Adoration, Confession, and fellowship with sisters in Christ. Speakers to include Fr. Jacob Bearer, Margarita Selig, and Therese Holderbaum.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Readings for the week of March 17, 2019 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Ps 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14[1a]/Phil 3:17 4:1 or 3:20 4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [cf. 103:10a]/Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [37]/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 [17b]/Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 [5a]/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 [8a]/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Next Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 [8a]/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9 Eucharistic Adoration Thursday through Sunday For more information, Please contact Jeanette Allton Adorers are needed for : Friday: 11:00pm Saturday: 11pm & Midnight Please Pray For: At Home: Betty Caucci/Deane Eggert/ Mr & Mrs. Geraci/ Katie Gipson/ Andy Grimm/Shirley Hickey/ Joe Kiliany/Ruth Shea/Dana Wheeler Belmont Towers: Laura Hickey/Janine Pagano/ Bob & LaRue Valentine/Mia Preston/Halina Weidinger Brethren Care: Joan Barrett/Joan Malaska/Ed Sterle Wasen: Pauline Schlingman Bradford Place: Dottie Cassidy/Belle Ridenour Brookwood Assisted Living: Mary Cooke/Ann Donatini/ Pat Lefever/Ceil Mikla Crystal Care: Irene Balyint/Richard Barr/ Vivian Nemeth Good Shepherd: Helen Davis/Mary Ann Mitchell/Butch Payne Kingston: Alice Christie/Roxie DeVault/Wilma Hedderman/Kathy Henrick/Jean McKay/Theresa Moffett/Bob Pence/Jim Valerio Liturgical Ministries for March 23&24 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Camillia Bohrer Mike Schafrath S. Schafrath Readers & Commentators Max Watson John Dowdell Altar Servers Anna Watson Max J. Watson Greeters Melissa Stewart Mon./Tues. March 18/19 8:00am J. Metzger Gabby Elges Weekday Altar Servers Wed. March 20 1:15pm Xavier Gehrisch Paxon Ediger Thurs./Fri. March 21/22 8:00am Kaitlyn Boals Ava Cline Chris Benedetti M. Chengelis Debbie Sullivan Bobby Schlitt Dan Schlitt Alice Dorrell Catherine Gray Randy & Susie Emmons Hunger Center - March 20, 2019 3:00-5:00pm Veronica Negrey, Cindy Zocchi Linda Fulmer Deborah Madden Harvey Thomas Patti Lanzer R. Lavengood Michael Franz Drew Hall Parrish & Patti Lanzer 5:15-7:00pm Michelle Eberling, Mike & Theresa Edwards, Pat Edwards, Jane King, Tracy St. John