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 166 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea
Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 16, 2018 The Scriptures the past two weeks have been about the law and commandments, renewal and this week there s a pivotal SHIFT in understanding. The Gospel story marks a clear CHANGE in the unfolding story of Jesus as he asks, Who do people say that I am? Biblical scholars and authors call it the highpoint in Mark s Gospel for the truth is spoken out loud, for the first time, You are the Christ. And then he warned them not to tell anyone. Not denying Peter s exclamation, Jesus didn t want their misconception of what it means to be the Chris to mislead anyone else. The disciples were still unsure of their full understanding of who HE is and what his MISSION entails. And it s clear that Jesus was right, because right away Peter is rebuked, as he refused to hear about the pending rejection and death. Time will reveal the true meaning of You are the Christ. Faith Formation PSR began this past week and I was pleased to see so many familiar faces and families AND so many NEW faces and families as well. Coordinator, Mrs. Garr and her staff have put together the calendar of learning and events downloadable from the website. PARENTS of students who are to be in Faith Formation are to BE registered and IN CLASS on Monday evenings 6:45pm. Mrs. Garr has a REMIND APP for you to sign on and get all the needed info and details about programming, just like last year and just as a Reminder! Get it? THIS WEEKEND - SUNDAY we meet ALL the 2 nd Graders and their Parents and the 8 th Graders and their Parents AT the 9:30am Mass and AT the required Orientation Meeting 10:30am for 2 nd Grade Parents and 6:00pm for 8 th Grade Parents. THIS IS ANOTHER REMINDER: In the Diocese, each parish has a two-year commitment to faith formation in preparation for the receiving the Sacraments of Initiation. THANK YOU for your attention last weekend as the Annual Parish and School Report was presented. Copies of the Report are in the Pamphlet racks in the Mother Teresa Vestibule of the Church. And again, if you have any questions, please give one of us a call. THANK YOU for stepping up in your Grateful Giving this past year and due to your financial support we are gaining our financial stability. THANK YOU. But it s all about Grateful LIVING here at St. Mary and your time and talent have INCREASED tremendously as well. More involvement in our Parish Programs and NEW Programs are beginning! That s a true testament to your growth in your relationship with God and one another. There is ALWAYS room for new ideas and new spiritual endeavors, so, if you have an idea or thought about something new, please give us a call or email. I give thanks for your generosity and faithfulness to the financial stability of the Parish! Live well Father John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Weekend of September 16 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm Florence Gorski Richard & Eileen Gorski 7:30 am Frances Kovalsky Jack & Barb Draves 9:30 am Anne Wargo Cons Templeman 11:30 pm Michael Hama Evelyn Hama & Family Monday September 17 Weekday 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33 / Lk 7:1-10 (443) 9:00 am Tom Maley Barb Hunter & Debbie Miodragovic Tuesday September 18 Weekday 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a / Lk 7:11-17 (444) 9:00 am Dick Hultquist Peggy Hultquist 2:00 pm Aristocrat Berea Mass Wednesday September 19 Weekday 1 Cor 12:31, 13:13 / Lk 7:31-35 (445) 9:00 am Emily Gannon Harvey Gannon Thursday September 20 Saints Andrew Kim Teo-gon, Priest & Paul Chong Ha-sang & Companions, Martyrs 1 Cor 15:1-11 / Lk 7:36-50 (446) 9:00 am Joe & Jean Hatala Jim & Sue Dedrick 1:30 pm Northwestern Mass Friday September 21 Saint Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 / Mt 9:9-13 (643) 9:00 am Tom Maley Alice Kreutzberg Saturday September 22 Weekday 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49 / Lk 8:4-15 (448) 4:00 pm Elizabeth Ann Singler Fr. John Sunday September 23 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 2:12, 17:20 / Jas 3:16-4:3 / Ml 9:30-37 (134) 7:30 am Ann Flick Hickey Family 9:30 am Mary Voigt Don Voigt 11:30 pm SMS Class of 1968 Pam Malloy 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 Melanie Kuper Owen Dumm Jim Duncan Chuck Duncan Bruce Ferraro Sharon Fisher Brian Follen Joan Foust Betty Glynn Howard Gross Katie Halley Betty Hardman Bulletin Prayer List Hanna Kessler Karen Kljun Louise Knapik Kathleen Kolach Jerry Kraft Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Shem Miller Leo Oblak Ed Paschke James Rollin Mary Elizabeth Ryba John Serrao Jim Sperk Guy Sperk 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. Welcome - Newly Baptized Mass Intentions for 2019 Welcome this weekend the newly baptized - Travis Boomer James Anthony Baker Mother Teresa Jesus Loves Us I think that this is something, that we must live life beautifully, we have Jesus with us and He loves us. If we could only remember that God loves us, and we have an opportunity to love others as He loves us, not in big things, but in small things with great love... Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987) 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. Weekend Collection Collection for 9/9/18: $11,343.00 Thank You for your generous Contributions.
Weekend of September 16th Saturday - 3:00pm - Church Sunday - 9:30am - Church 10:30am - FJG 6:00pm - FJG Monday, September 17th 7:15pm - Chapel Tuesday, September 18th 11:00am - Chapel 12:30pm - Chapel 5:30pm - Church 7:30pm - Church Wednesday, September 19th Thursday, September 20th 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm 7:00pm - Chapel 7:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, September 21st Saturday, September 22nd 3:00pm - Church Parish Events Confessions Mass -2nd & 8th Graders 2nd Grade - Session 8th Grade/ YETI- Session Bible Study Quiet Prayer Youth Choir Traditional Choir Pinochle Club Women s Spirituality Book Discussion Series TMIY - That Man Is You Confessions Bible Study, Faith Sharing Bible study will meet in the chapel from 11:00am - 12:00pm on Tuesday. With the close of Second Kings we move into the study of the prophet Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome no matter how limited your knowledge of scripture might be. Next week we will begin reflection of the Book of Jeremiah. Bring your Bible and an open heart and come and see what God might want to say to you. Quiet Prayer This Tuesday Quiet Prayer will begin at 12:30pm. We begin with an experience of silent prayer and follow it with a discussion of Everything Belongs. In the quiet of our hearts we will prepare ourselves to be all that God calls us to be. Come and meet with us and explore a type of prayer that allows us to listen to what God may be asking of each of us. Our session will close a little after 1:00pm. 12 Step Spirituality 12 Step will meet in the chapel from 2:30pm - 4:00pm on Thursday of this week to reflection on Step 5 and the gospel. All 12 steppers are welcome. Sunday, September 23rd ST. MARY CHURCH BUS TOUR 2018 Fall 2018 Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Formation Sessions Here s an Invitation to those interested in becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. The Office for Worship is accepting nominations for the Fall 2018 formation sessions. We could use new members to this ministry, so if interested please contact Janel Abraham at the Rectory Office (440) 243-3877 for upcoming session dates and times. Other areas of Ministry needed are Adult Funeral Servers, Nursing Home Communion (weekday & weekend) and Weekend Mass Servers. Please contact the Rectory Office if you are interested. DATE: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 TIME: Leave parish parking lot at 10:00am Return to parish parking lot about 3:30-4:00pm COST: $40.00 - per person, Make checks payable to: St. Mary Church INCLUDED: Visit Historic St. Colman & St. Stephen ~ Lunch at the Hansa Haus ~ Visit Prominent St. Patrick, Bridge Ave & St. Michael, Scranton If interested in attending please complete the following: Name(s): # attending x $40.00 Total: $ Please make check payable to St. Mary Church Return to 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017
Ministry Schedules Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Weekend of September 23rd Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4pm J Pae K Zanotti (H) C Pacer, P Pacer, R Wesolek A Soltis (C) R Sillasen, C Garr, A Soltis Deacon Tom, S Lewis 7:30am L Durica (H) P Flandera, D Grospitch, D Lipfird A Lindsay (C) V Follen, N Picard, T Flandera Deacon Tom, A Carner 9:30am J Haas S Scanlon (H) M A Deimling, Deacon Tom, G Grant A Kulwicki (C) C Rose, L Richter C DiSanto R Latanich, L Latanich C Zielinski 11:30am T Morgan S Ward (H) Deacon Tom, C Scanlon, S Scanlon C Snyder (C) J Abraham, J Abraham, M Lubrano M B Morgan, R Heitz Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes CALL TO ACTION By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy This week s readings are all about action compared to intent, and I absolutely love them. I know that I get so wrapped up in my own life, busy with wedding planning and renovating my house, that sometimes it is easy to lose sight of the reality of our faith! This is not an easy life, it is not meant to be a once a week kind of thing. Peter is tested in the gospel reading; he hears that Jesus will suffer through humiliation and even death, and he cannot accept this! But Jesus is there to remind him that it is your actions, not the intent, that gives the path to eternal life. We are urged by Jesus to take up our crosses, and this is something that we can still do, even in modern times. Don t go looking nails and wood; instead, we can show our faith through our love for one another, through our compassion for those who need help, through our justice for those who are being persecuted. Our faith, and our actions through it, are the perfect example of taking up the cross for our Lord. Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir meets to rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Youth Choir also rehearses on Tuesdays at 5.30pm. If you are interested in participating in any of these choirs, cantoring, or playing an instrument during mass, please call or see Ms. Angela Kovacs after mass up in the loft. The Music Ministry office number is 440.243.3877 ext 27. Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of September and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Mike & Karen Cannon September 2nd - 51 years Larry & Roberta Latanich September 3rd - 41 years Jim & Arlene Sperk September 5th - 54 years John & Barbara Terwoord September 7th - 40 years Tom & Mary Beth Morgan September 8th - 28 years Eneo & Rita Cifani September 9th - 68 years Steve & Rose Hierro September 9th - 57 years Joe & Chris Hofmann September 7th - 50 years Paul & Angela Stibich September 15th - 46 years Deacon Tom & Barb Cully September 21st - 33 years Bud & Alice Kljun September 22nd - 39 years Marty & Michele McGinty September 24th - 35 years Donald & Theresa Powers September 24th - 35 years Family Perspective Calling ourselves Christian is not sufficient. Allowing Jesus to lead as the Lord is necessary. Instead of praying for and pleading for what we want, sometimes we will need to suffer and take up our crosses in order to find abundant life.
Religious Education News Welcome Back PSR Families and Students! Religious Education Office Updates: PSR Families: Welcome Back! Hope everyone enjoyed the 1st night of class and their new teachers. See you on Monday night 9/17/18 for your next PSR Class. 1st Sacraments & Confirmation: Welcome to an exciting year of Sacramental Preparation! Orientation Meetings for all sacrament families are this weekend on Sunday, September 16th. Parents and students are invited. Registration forms will be available at the meetings. Cost is $30 per student. 1st Sacraments Orientation is from 10:30am - 12:00 noon at the Fr. Garrity Center Confirmation Orientation is from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Fr. Garrity Center Looking forward to meeting all of you. Mrs. Johanna Garr Parish Catechetical Administrator Attention St. Mary Students & PSR Students Winter Sports Registration is Open Registration is open for the 2018/2019 Season of Basketball and Cheer. Information regarding Athletics and how to register can be found on the St. Mary Church Website: www.stmaryberea.org Under Participating / Parish Athletics (CYO) St. Mary Catholic School News Corner Educating the Mind, Nurturing the Soul Mr. Andrew J. Carner, Principal Thank you to all the parents that took time out of their schedules this past Wednesday to attend the Parent Night meeting. Fr. John and I were very happy to meet many of you and have the opportunity to talk with so many parents. Our Discovery Hall and Teacher Academy continue to generate quite a bit of excitement and enthusiasm for everyone, students, parents, and teachers. Parents, as a reminder, if you have any questions concerning accessing your child s Progress Book account, you may contact Mrs. Debbie Barendt at dbarendt@smsberea.org St. Mary s students have begun taking orders for the SMS PTO Magazine Fundraiser. The sale runs Sept. 10th-24th, 2018. You will find many exceptional offers on magazines such as 2 years of Parents (24 issues) for $15; Time (52 issues) for $29; Money (22 issues/2 years) for $15; Sports Illustrated (39 issues/1 year) for $25. These are just a few examples of the savings available to you. If you are interested but do not have a student at St. Mary School, you may stop at the parish rectory or school office to pick up a catalog. Thank you for your support. As a school wide Stewardship Activity, we are collecting coloring books and markers/crayons for the children at Rainbow Babies and Children s Hospital here in Cleveland. We will be collecting items throughout the month. A generous donor has offered a pizza party luncheon for the classroom with the most donations. Thank you all for your generosity toward this Stewardship activity. Important Dates to Remember: 09/17/18 - MAP testing continues Yankee Candle sale begins 09/18/18 - High School Night SMS 6:30p.m. 09/19/18 - Picture Day Pre4 Grade 8 09/21/18 - No School Teacher Day ** Fabric Needed ** This is the last appeal in 2018 for cotton fabric. We have many requests for walker totes from the hospitals and nursing home facilities. If you have any fabric to donate, please call Jan (440) 234-3944 - or drop off at the Rectory Office. Totes are always FREE!