Saint Mary Parish 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499 Rectory: 440-243-3877 FAX: 440-891-9417 Website: www.stmaryberea.org Mission Statement St. Mary 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. Parish Pastoral Staff Reverend John P. Singler, Pastor Reverend Mike Feldtz, Parochial Vicar Reverend Robert J. Cole, Retired, In Residence Deacon Tom Cully, Pastoral Associate Ms. Angela Kovacs, Music Director Parish Support Staff Mrs. Barbara Goebl, Spiritual Ministries Mrs. Diana Lipfird, Homebound Coordinator Mr. John Mastandrea, Adult Faith and Education Coordinator Mr. Larry Roetzer, Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Bob Sferra, Sacramental Catechetical Leader Parish Office Staff Mrs. Janel Abraham Mrs. Lorri Masie School Administrative Staff Mr. Andrew Carner, Principal Mrs. Sandi Ziegler, Program Coordinator Mrs. Nancy Kaesgen, Director of Development School Office Staff Parish Mass Schedule Weekday: 9:00am Monday through Friday Weekend: 4:00pm Saturday Vigil 7:30am, 9:30am, & 11:30am Holy Day Consult Bulletin 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 Mrs. Mary Beth Hennessy Mrs. Diana Zjaba Celebrating 165 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018 Lots of things cloud our vision. For example, the portrait of Elijah we see and hear in today s first reading is a far cry from that of the mighty prophet who had just slain the 450 prophets of Ba al! After hearing that Jezebel seeks his life, he flees to the wilderness and prays for death. Elijah s vision had gone terribly wrong. Thinking himself a failure at his task, he prayed for death. God s angel touched him and corrected his vision with food and drink and the command that he take nourishment, for his work is not yet finished! Paul is relentless with the Ephesians and writes, no longer live as the Gentiles do. The believer must put aside personal vices and replace them with those befitting of God. In other words, see with new eyes the ways of the Lord. Jesus makes a stunning revelation in the Gospel, I am the bread that came down from heaven. Don t see me as the son of a carpenter, but see me as The One sent by God. Yes, Moses gave you manna in the desert and many died. But the manna (bread) that I give is my flesh for the life of the world and those who eat and drink will live forever. The Jews gathered on that mountainside needed a new vision. Their literal understanding of his words blinded them to his identity AS God s own! So, see with the eyes of God this week and hear with the ears of God this week and live good and gracious Godlike ways this week. This week we celebrate the Holy Day of Obligation, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 th. Masses to celebrate this Feast are on Tuesday August 14 th at 7:00pm, Wednesday August 15 th at 9:00am and Wednesday at 5:00pm. Following the Wednesday evening Mass, DINNER will be served in the Fr. Garrity Center celebrating 166 years of our Parish, St Mary s faithful service to the community of Berea and beyond. Dinner is our treat for all but I ask that you call and put your name and number in so we have enough for all. And YES, if you would like to bake a special dessert to bring and share, DO SO! Great THANKS for your constant generosity in your weekly Offering! Grateful Living! Father John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Weekend of August 12 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm Jeannette Perna Kilbane Family 7:30 am For All Parishioners Living & Deceased 9:30 am John Garred Bill & Rosanne Sillasen 11:30 pm For All Parishioners Living & Deceased Monday August 13 Weekday Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c / Mt 17:22-27 (413) 9:00 am Sabrina Halata Niall Halata Tuesday August 14 Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Ez 2:8 3:4 / Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 (414) 9:00 am Austin Raymond Hall Ray & Flo Skrovan 7:00 pm Prena Zanotti Daughter Wednesday August 15 The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16, 16:1-2/1 / Cor 15:54b-57 / Lk 11:27-28 (621) Day: Rv 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/ 1:39-56 (622) 9:00 am Rosemary Cieker Family 5:00 pm For All Parishioners Living & Deceased Thursday August 16 Weekday Ex 12:1-12 / Mt 18:21 19:1 (416) 9:00 am Dan Malloy Tom & Edith Schwarz Friday August 17 Weekday Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63 / Mt 19:3-12 (417) 9:00 am Living Donna McMamamon Harvey Gannon Saturday August 18 Weekday Ex 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32 / Mt 19:13-15 (418) 4:00 pm Amanda Worley Bill & Rita Worley Sunday August 19 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Prv 9:1-6 / Eph 5:15-20 / Jn 6:51-58 (119) 7:30 am Nancy Madej Eileen Yoder 9:30 am Caesar Buzzelli Miodrajovic Family 11:30 pm Alan & Mary Paulson Daughter In Your Charity In your charity, please remember the repose of the souls of George Darby, Donald & Patricia Mattson. May they rest in eternal peace. Weekend Collection Collection for 8/05/18: $15,360.50 Thank You for your generous Contributions. Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Jackie Ayala Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky James Carney Eneo Cifani William Conroy Chris Copenhaver Melanie Kuper Owen Dumm Jim Duncan Chuck Duncan Bruce Ferraro Sharon Fisher Brian Follen Joan Foust Marie Gallagher Bulletin Prayer List Betty Glynn Howard Gross Katie Halley Betty Hardman Hanna Kessler Karen Kljun Louise Knapik Kathleen Kolach Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Shem Miller Leo Oblak Ed Paschke James Rollin Mary Elizabeth Ryba John Serrao Peyton Sullivan 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. Mass Intentions for 2019 The Mass Intention Book for 2019 is open for your Intentions. Please Note at this time Masses will be limited to 2 per family. 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. 2nd Collection Catholic schools make a profound impact on a child s life. You can help provide more opportunities for students to obtain a Catholic education. Next weekend, a special parish appeal, the Faith and Values Appeal for Education, will be held across the diocese to raise funds to help provide tuition assistance to needy students and their families right here in our diocese. Envelopes for this special appeal are included with our parish envelopes. You can also make a secure donation online at www.catholiccommunity.org/edonate
Weekend of August 12th Saturday - 3:00pm - Church Monday, August 13th 9:30am - Chapel 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm 7:15pm - Chapel Tuesday, August 14th 9:30am - Chapel 11:00am - Chapel 12:30pm - Chapel Confessions Makers Bible Study Quiet Prayer Wednesday, August 15th The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:30am - Chapel 6:00pm - FJG Parish Anniversary Dinner Thursday, August 16th 9:30am - Chapel 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm 7:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, August 17th Parish Events Pinochle Club TMIY (That Man is You) Bible Study, Faith Sharing Bible study will in the chapel from 11:00am - 12:00pm on Tuesday. 2 Kings takes us into the heart of a loving God who s always ready to forgive us. Come join us to meet God as a God of second chances, a message we need today. No experience necessary. Bring your Bible and an open heart. Quiet Prayer This Tuesday Quiet Prayer will begin at 12:20pm with Lectio Divina. Come and meet with us to explore a type of prayer that allows us to listen to what God may be asking of each of us. 12 Step Spirituality 12 Step will meet on Thursday from 2:30-4:00pm to reflect on the principals of the program. We are also discussing a book which ties together our faith and our program, The Twelve Steps and the Gospel. Saturday, August 18th 3:00pm - Church Confessions Anniversary Wishes Sunday, August 19th Mother Teresa God s Pencil I always say I am a little pencil in the hands of God. He does the thinking. He does the writing. He does everything and it s really hard sometimes it s a broken pencil. He has to sharpen it a little more. But be a little instrument in His hands so that He can use you anytime, anywhere We have only to say Yes to Him. Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987) Family Perspective Listen to Jesus in today s gospel: Stop murmuring among yourselves! What good does it do? Similarly, Pope Francis invites us to encounter each other with reverence the way Jesus did. If we have a concern, state it honestly, clearly, with affection and at the appropriate time. Constant complaining becomes nagging. We might momentarily feel better, but others could become bitter. 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 jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Bernard & Dorothy Canepari August 16th - 49 years Tom & Diane Krukemeyer August 16th - 60 years Ray & Margaret Nolan August 23rd - 60 years Len & Eleanor Stitt August 26th - 70 years Steve & Eve Hollender August 27th - 41 years That Man Is You: Bread of Life Our final session of the summer schedule takes place this Thursday, August 16th at 7:30pm in the Fr. John Garrity Center meeting room. We will focus on one of the boldest and most consequential statements Jesus makes about himself, I am the living bread that came down from heaven. What does that mean? How does it impact us? And what are we going to do with what he s given? It has been a great summer reading Gospel passages; in September we will restart the regular TMIY program. This year s feature: The Battle Over the Bride. You won t want to miss this.
Ministry Schedules The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary - August 14th & 15th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 7pm - August 14th K Zanotti (H) B Draves, D Grospitch, C Scanlon J Hupp (C) P Hultquist, B Hunter, L Alton R Laneve, K Laneve 9:00am - August 15th P Hardman (H) D Hickey J Golier (C) A Laubert, P Flandera M McGinty 7:00pm - August 15th C Garr (H) M Olsen, M Dole, L Richter E Garr (C) V Dober, M Dober, A Lindsay R Wesolek, J Savinsky Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Weekend of August 19th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4pm D Canepari J Schwarz (H) C Pacer, P Pacer, P Hultquist R Hook (C) S Butcher, G Butcher, M McGinty Deacon Tom, J Savinsky 7:30am M Dole (H) V Dober, M Dober, Deacon Tom M Dober (C) B Cashman, P Flandera, J Dober B Draves, D Grospitch J Dober 9:30am J Irvin K Zanotti (H) G Irvin, Deacon Tom, M A Deimling O Irvin (C) G Grant, M McGinty, B Satow R Latanich, L Latanich E Southworth 11:30am J Pae P Hickey (H) J Abraham, J Abraham, L Durica G Abraham (C) D Hickey, P Hickey, J Abraham R Davenport, Deacon Tom S Abraham OUTCAST, BUT NEVER ALONE Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy I have to admit that I love and relate with this weekend s first reading so much. Elijah, prophet of the Lord, has given up on his calling in the face of difficult hardships. How many times have things gotten difficult, has the road become blurry, and I am content to give up. Of course, it is easier to avoid the challenge and be sedentary, and to be lazy rather than put effort into things that I am ultimately responsible for. It s maybe not the best thing, but I can relate with someone who feels discouraged and isn t completely faithful to their cause. It s a human characteristic, after all! The reading from 1 Kings does, however, show that when life is difficult and unpleasant, we are not alone. I have trouble with the phrase, everything happens for a reason. I find it cruel to say that someone s suffering is justified for another means. Due to the error of original sin, there is misfortune and adversity on this earth. Yet, God never abandoned us because of humanity s disobedience. God is always here with us, and he gives us what we need so that we can find peace in our hearts and strength in times of difficulty. He saved Elijah from starving to death in the desert, and he can help us with our own issues. We just need to keep our eyes open for the signs and gifts that the Lord sets out for us. 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, especially for prelude solos! 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.
Parish Ministry Spotlight It is in Giving that We Receive SOCIAL CONCERNS AKA THE CORPORAL WORKS CREW (CWC) Looking to be involved in the Parish, and your heroes are St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) and St. Francis of Assisi? You may want to join one of the ministries of the CWC. The corporal works are charitable actions by which we help our neighbors in their bodily needs. The CWC will have standing ministries as well as one-day projects. If you are interested in participating or have an idea for a ministry or one-day project, please leave a message with the Rectory Office for: Alane Mastandrea at (440) 243-3877 Religious Education News Up Close with Bishop Perez Would you like to learn more about the Bishop? Tune in to AM 1260 The Rock on September 13th at 5:00pm for the third episode of Table Talk with Bishop Nelson Perez. Join host Dick Russ for a onehour conversation with Bishop Perez including questions submitted by you. What would you ask Bishop Perez if he was sitting at your kitchen table? Submit your questions to tabletalk@am1260therock.com by August 23rd. For audio archive of previous episodes, visit www.am1260therock.com PSR The 2018-19 PSR Registration is now open. Registration forms were sent home with students. Open enrollment forms are available on the parish website: http://www.stmaryberea.org/contacts-forms SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Stay tuned for information about next year s Sacramental Program. Planning will begin soon! Are you interested in touring some of the Churches in the Greater Cleveland area? We are in the process of planning a Bus Trip in the Fall to visit 4-5 Churches along with stopping for lunch. The cost of this outing will be determined depending on the number of participants. If interested, please call the Rectory Office at (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Fr. Mike will be working on which Churches that will be included in the tour.
Celebrating 166 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea St. Mary Parish 166th Anniversary Dinner Please JOIN US for a SIMPLE MEAL on Wednesday August 15th, 2018 At 6pm in the Fr. John Garrity Center following The 5pm Holy Day Mass of the Assumption Celebrating our Anniversary Call TODAY for your reservation 440-243-3877