Saint Mary s Catholic Church 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499 Rectory: 440-243-3877 FAX: 440-891-9417 Website: www.stmaryberea.com 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. Nancy Whelan Mrs. Mary Beth Hennessy 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: Anointing of the Sick: Seasonal Celebration Communion Calls: Celebrating 163 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea
Easter Sunday March 27, 2016 Dear Friends, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord! Alleluia! Alleluia! These words are sung once again for the first time since Lent began and our hearts and spirits soar as we enter into the song, Alleluia, Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise, our traditional closing hymn for Easter Sunday! The whole Easter Season, the next 50 Days OPENS with this grand celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord. Our morning celebrations on this Easter Day view the new Easter Candle (aka The Paschal Candle) lit and placed at the Ambo. The Paschal Candle was lit for the very first time at the Easter Vigil and serves to remind us of the abiding presence of Christ the Light, who dispels all fear and brightens our way. The Easter Gospel this morning recounts the discovery of the empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, who runs to Peter and John to verify to her announcement. She testifies, as do Peter and John and we become engaged in witnessing to the power and presence of the Savior. On this Day, we renew our Baptismal Promises as we proclaim, I do to the questions, Do you believe in God? DO you believe in Jesus Christ? Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? Sprinkled with the new Easter Water we become new again and called to live our new faith in Christ. The refrain from today s Presentation hymn reminds us, Love is alive, conquered the grave and defeated the night, alleluia! What we celebrate is the Resurrection of the Lord and the renewal of our minds and spirits. So we need to sing as one, Love is alive! Now we just have to live it! As in every Eucharistic Celebration we are welcomed at the Table of the Lord and eat and drink of the Lord s Body and Blood. We sing these familiar words, Precious body, precious blood, here in bread and wine; here the Lord prepares the feast divine! Having dined at this Table of the Lord, we are sent to feast with one another at all kinds of tables and to remember that as we have been fed, so must be in turn feed one another. Jesus gave us the example to serve one another, so we must go and do the same! Easter is a wonderful time and I am grateful to you who have gathered around this Table and in this Holy Church to be one in body, mind and spirit! Thank you for your commitment to Christ and the witness to faith, hope and charity in the world! Sing as you go home, Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia, and let the world know Christ makes a difference in your lives! Alleluia! So many thanks to those who have done SO VERY MUCH in the preparation and the celebration of each of the Holy Week celebrations. Music and song, proclamation and preparation, serving and leading, welcoming and organizing, setting up and taking down, potting and planting, carrying and hanging, moving and watering, typing and design, collating and sending, you name it, it has been done and was done graciously and generously FOR us! Thank you very much! May these many days be rich with blessing and wonder! I want to express that I am so very thankful for your generosity and support of ALL the Ministries and Services of the Church and School, through your generous financial support and collections. I pray that each and every one of you be blessed in the new life of Christ this Holy Easter! Father John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Monday March 28 Monday within the Octave of Easter Acts 2:14,22-33/Mt 28:8-15 (261) 9:00 am Hilda & James Kral Jim & Louise Knapik Tuesday March 29 Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 (262) 9:00 am Dottie Grant Chuck & Sue Scanlon Wednesday March 30 Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 (263) 9:00 am Grady Dorsey Wife Thursday March 31 Thursday within the Octave of Easter Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 (264) 9:00 am Joey Hatala Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hatala Friday April 1 Friday within the Octave of Easter Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 (265) 9:00 am Tom Lynch Friday Coffee Club Saturday April 2 Saturday within the Octave of Easter Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 (266) 4:00 pm Louis & Catherine Konarski Daughter Sunday April 3 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a,12-13,17-19/Jn 20:19-31 (45) 7:30 am Jim Marquard Ray Springer 9:30 am John Kern - Living Family 11:30 am Karl Hild Ingrid Zaharewicz Sunday, March 27 - Happy Easter Monday, March 28 7:15pm - Chapel Parish Events Bulletin Prayer List Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Anitra Blunschi John Kern Karen M. Michael VonDuhn 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. Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of April and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham@stmaryberea.com. Weekend Collection Collection for the Weekend of 3/13/16: $10,855.00 Thank you for your generosity to the Parish. Due to Early Submission of the Easter Bulletin / Collection for 3/20/16 will be reported in next weekends bulletin. Bible Study & Quiet Prayer Tuesday, March 29 Wednesday, March 30 7:00pm - Church Thursday, March 31 1:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, April 1 Saturday, April 2 3:00pm - Church Liturgy of the Hours Tri-City Seniors Pinochle Club Confessions Bible Study and Quiet Prayer will not meet during Easter (March 29th). We will resume at our regular times on Tuesday April 5th. Mass for Newly Received Catholics Bishop Richard G. Lennon will celebrate a special Mass for those who have gone through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults receiving the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and eucharist and for those candidates who have been received into the full communion of the Catholic Church, since last Easter. This Mass will be held at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Saturday April 2, 2016 at 4:30pm
Mother Teresa He has risen Alleluja! May the joy of the risen Jesus Christ be with you. To bring joy into our very soul the good God has given Himself to us. In Bethlehem, joy said the angel. In His life, He wanted to share His joy with His apostles that My joy may be in you. Joy was the password of the first Christians. Saint Paul how often he repeated himself: Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say, rejoice (Phil 4:4). In return for the great grace of baptism the priest tells the newly baptized: May you serve the Church joyfully. Joy is not simply a matter of temperament in the service of God and souls. It is always hard all the more reason why we should try to acquire it and make it grow in our hearts. Excerpted from: Life in the Spirit, 68. (1983) Family Perspectives Wrapped in grief, the family of Jesus went to the tomb to anoint His body. They saw only death until two strangers announced His resurrection. Like the strangers, we are called to be Alleluia people who affirm life to others. The resurrection bids us to bring light to darkness, hope to the despairing and comfort to the sorrowful. Alleluia! He is risen! Divine Mercy Sunday St. Adalbert Church 66 Adalbert St. - Berea, OH April 3, 2016-3:00pm Celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy in the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy with a Holy Hour at 3:00pm at St. Adalbert Church. Jesus said, I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. Holy Family Church 7367 York Road - Parma, OH April 3, 2016-3:30pm This world-wide devotion focuses on the love and mercy Jesus has for all of us and was established as a Feast of Mercy by St. John Paul II. Divine Mercy Devotions will include the, the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. Visit www.thedivinemercy.org to learn more about Divine Mercy Ministry Schedules Second Sunday of Easter - Weekend of April 3rd Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers Due to early publication of the Easter Bulletin - the ministry schedule for the 1st weekend of April was not available. Please refer to your email or the schedule in the Sacristy. Thank You. Music Ministry and Liturgy Notes By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy ALLELUIA! He is risen! Alleluia! After forty long days of Lent with solemn prayer and sacrifice, we can finally celebrate Jesus rising from the dead! We can bring out our joyful instruments, sing proudly to the skies, for our Lord is no longer dead! It feels so wonderful to be able to sing and play loudly again! To all of the choir members, cantors, and instrumentalists at St. Mary s, WONDERFUL JOB!!!! Thank you so much for the music we made together throughout Holy Week. I am blessed to be able to work with all of you. There are no rehearsals this week. Rest up and enjoy this week with your family and friends. Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir meets to rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Youth Choir also has rehearsals on Tuesdays at 6.pm. Contemporary Choir meets to rehearse on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. 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. Call the music ministry office for more information: 440.243.3877 ext 27.
REO News Larry Roetzer, Religious Education Coordinator 440-243-8221 (www.stmarysbereareo.org) REO Upcoming Calendar! 3/27/16 9:30am NO LITTLES PSR due to Easter Break 3/28/16 6:45pm NO PSR due to Easter Holiday Break 4/03/16 9:30am NO LITTLES PSR due to Easter Holiday 9:30pm First Sacraments Family Mass (St. Mary Church) 4/04/16 6:45pm PSR in Session (St. Mary School) 4/06/16 6:30pm Holy Eucharist Preparation Session (St. Mary School Gym) 4/10/16 9:30am LITTLES PSR in Session (Fr. Garrity Center) 4/11/16 6:45pm PSR in Session (St. Mary School) 4/17/16 9:30am LITTLES PSR in Session (Fr. Garrity Center) 4/18/16 6:45pm PSR in Session (St. Mary School) 4/20/16 6:30pm Holy Eucharist Preparation Session (St. Mary School Gym) 4/23/16 9:00am First Communion Retreat (Fr. Garrity Center) 4/24/16 9:30am LITTLES PSR in Session (Fr. Garrity Center) 4/25/16 6:45pm PSR in Session (St. Mary School) NO PSR There will be NO PSR on Sunday March 27, Monday March 28 and Sunday April 3, 2016 in observance of the Easter Holiday. Classes will resume on Monday April 4 th.. REO Website The Religious Education Website is no longer current. Please do not use this site as a source of information about REO activities We will use email and the bulletin to keep our REO Parents up to date on what s going on! St. Mary Catholic School News Corner Educating the Mind, Nurturing the Soul Mr. Andrew Carner, Principal Important Dates to Remember: 3/28/16 - Easter Break 4/4/16 - Classes Resume 4/5/16 - Student Council Mtg. / 8:00a.m. 4/6/16 - Gr. 2 Parent/Student Sacramental Mtg. 6:30p.m. @ SMS 4/7/16 - Science Club B / 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m. 4/8/16 - Flash Card Friday / 8:15a.m. All School Mass / 10:00a.m. Report Cards home / Grades K-8 Cont. Time is running out if you wanted to place a Yankee Candle order for Mother s Day, a birthday or anniversary gift or even a thank you gift. Online orders will be sent directly to your home will be delivered in time for Mother s Day. You can access Yankee Candle on line at www.yankeecandlefundraising.com and enter the SMS group number 990001283 in the Start Shopping box. Orders can be placed online through March 28 th. The St. Mary s Sewing Club is expanding and in need of additional working sewing machines. If you have a working machine that you no longer use and would like to see the love of sewing taught to the younger generation, please consider donating your machine to our club. If you do not have a working sewing machine, but would still like to see the love of sewing taught to our students, Mrs. Wetzel will accept any monetary donations. Cash donations will be used to purchase additional machines, sewing supplies, and pay for any service that is needed on the machines in the future. The Sewing Club members have done a wonderful job under the direction of Mrs. Wetzel, with the help of Mrs. O Blander, volunteer. Members have made pillow cases, table runners, fleece pull-over tops and pj pants and will be preparing for a new project after Easter break. It is so encouraging to see the enthusiasm from the members as they see their projects come to completion. On this Easter Sunday, we would like to share a special Easter poem and wish all of you a Blessed Easter! Mr. Andy Carner, Principal, and the Faculty & Staff of St. Mary s School. Easter Joy Jesus came to earth, To show us how to live, How to put others first, How to love and how to give. Then He set about His work, That God sent Him to do; He took our punishment on Himself; He made us clean and new. He could have saved Himself, Calling angels from above, But He chose to pay our price for sin; He paid it out of love. Our Lord died on Good Friday, But the cross did not destroy His resurrection on Easter morn That fills our hearts with joy. Now we know our earthly death, Like His, is just a rest. We ll be forever with Him In heaven, where life is best. So we live our lives for Jesus, Think of Him in all we do. Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord. Help us love like you! By: Joanna Fuchs