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 164 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017 Throughout Matthew s Gospel, the evangelist sets up a dichotomy between the so-called religious professionals and the little ones (Jesus disciples and/or Matthew s community). In today s reading, Jesus praises God for having revealed mysteries to the little ones that are hidden from the wise. Earlier in Matthew s Gospel, chapter 5, Jesus had directed his disciples not to pray like the hypocrites do (Matthew 5:5). Later on in Chapter 23, Jesus will denounce the scribes and the Pharisees as hypocrites. These two and other passages throughout Matthew s Gospel suggest that the wise from which the Father has hidden understanding are those who fancy themselves experts. The burden that Jesus lifts likely refers to the overly scrupulous interpretation of the Law by the scribes and Pharisees. In contrast, the yoke of obedience to Jesus word brings rest from one s labors. #KeepRKidsDry is still moving ahead. We have completed two-thirds of the School Building and the remaining section (Gym) and finish work will HOPEFULLY be scheduled in the next couple of weeks. Our initial surge in revenue for the project has slowed down considerably and we CANNOT sign the contract without the funds at ready. SO, if you have slowed down or forgotten or not responded to this capital venture, PLEASE consider making your investment in our future THIS WEEK! Thanks and I hope this invitation is read as a gentle reminder! #KeepRKidsDry! Parish Music Director Angela Kovacs will be away this week enjoying the company of music directors, musicians, cantors and choirs, instrumentalists, and church worship representatives at the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) Convention in Cincinnati, OH. The Association gathers like-minded priests, pastors, musicians, choirs, directors, liturgists, and ALL for this annual convention to inspire, dream, educate, form and develop men and women into wise and worthy liturgical minsters in song and word and music FOR their assemblies and communities. Angela has brought a fresh spirit to St. Mary and we pray for her continued energy and enthusiasm in Music and Worship. THANK YOU to all for your faithful generosity to the Sunday Collection. Thanks as always and BE BLESSED! Fr. John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Monday July 10 Weekday Gn 28:10-22a / Mt 9:18-26 (383) 9:00 am Earl Malloy The Stepic Family Tuesday July 11 Saint Benedict, Abbot Gn 32:23-33 / Mt 9:32-38 (384) 9:00 am Joyce Kraft Family Wednesday July 12 Weekday Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a,17-24a / Mt 10:1-7 (385) 9:00 am Deceased Members of the Dragan Family Daughter & Granddaughter Thursday July 13 Weekday Gn 44:18-21,23b-29; 45:1-5 / Mt 10:7-15 (386) 9:00 am Don Blaseg Wife Friday July 14 USA: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin Gn 46:1-7,28-30 / Mt 10:16-23 (387) 9:00 am Todd Grubb Mr. & Mrs. Frank Grubb Saturday July 15 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a / Mt 10:24-33 (388) 4:00 pm Casey Karriker Mike & Cindy Surma Sunday July 16 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:10-11 / Rom 8:18-23 / Mt 13:1-23 (103) 7:30 am 9:30 am Kenneth White Colleen & Family 11:30 am Martin, Margaret & Eric Blunschi Debbie Blunschi New Parishioners Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Bulletin Prayer List Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky Larry Buchwalter William Conroy Owen Dumm Brian Follen Joan Foust Betty Glynn Gerry Grant Wayne Goforth 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 Katie Halley Dennis Jamiot Amy Johnson John Kern Les Lindenmeier Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Leo Oblak Alice Olszewski Mary Elizabeth Ryba John Simpson Briana Lynn Smith Jeanine Surma Chester Talarczyk If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of July and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Larry & Roberta Latanich Melissa Calero & Family Jeff & Ashley Matis & Family Karen Smith Jamison Henry Jeffery & Amanda Taylor & Family Christine Stanko & Family Sherry & Michael Geschke Welcome to St. Mary s Weekend Collection Due to early submission of the bulletin - Collection for 7/02/17 will be available at a later date. A pure heart can see God Mother Teresa But to be able to see the face of God you need a clean heart, a heart full of love, and you can only have a heart full of love if it is completely pure, clean and free; and as long as we in our own hearts are not able to hear that voice, the voice of God when He speaks in the silence of our hearts, we will not be able to pray, we will not be able to express our love in action... Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987)
Parish Events Sunday, July 9 Monday, July 10 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Rosary Makers 7:15pm - Church Rosary Tuesday, July 11 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 11:00am - Chapel Bible Study 12:30pm - Chapel Quiet Prayer Wednesday, July 12 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:00pm - Chapel Liturgy of the Hours Coffee, Tea & Thee The Next Coffee, Tea & Thee will be on: Sunday - July 16th - 12:30pm Fr. John Garrity Center (Meeting Room) Coffee, Tea and Thee will meet again at the above date & times, ALL are Welcomed. Come share a donut, coffee, tea, and a warm conversation with us. Please contact Amanda Mazi for any questions at (216) 727-6779 or a.mazi0319@gmail.com Thursday, July 13 9:30am - Chapel 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Friday, July 14 9:30am - Chapel Saturday, July 15 3:00pm - Church Rosary Tri-City Seniors Pinochle Club Rosary Confessions Bible Study & Faith Sharing Evening Bible Study is taking some time off and will not meet again until September. Watch the bulletin for the date of the first session. Quiet Prayer Due to early submission of the bulletin - information for Quiet Prayer will be available next week! Thank you for your patience. Men of the parish: Would you like to serve your parish in a greater capacity during these summer months? Become a member of the KNIGHTS OF CO- LUMBUS. Contact Steve Hupp for your membership application at stevenmhupp@hotmail.com or at (440)239-0057. Also if you'd like to join in the "Defending the Faith" conference at Steubenville during the weekend of July 28th- 30 th under the direction of Catholic Scholar Scott Hahn please contact Steve Hupp as well! Your Knights of Columbus Council 14416 Family Perspective Come to me all who are weary and carrying heavy burdens. I will give you rest. Why do we acquire possessions that we have to worry about and protect with alarms? Why do we overwork ourselves trying to stay in control? Are we the problem? Jesus tells us today: Learn from me...my burden is light. It is time to lighten our burden.
Ministry Schedules Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Weekend of July 16th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4pm J Guerrieri K Zanotti (H) R Sillasen, B Sillasen, J Savinsky C Beatty (C) R Wesolek, M Olsen, H Sisley Deacon Tom, D Vlk A Smith 7:30am D Lipfird - (H) J Haas, A Beatty, D Beatty J Draves (C) B Cashman, L Durica, M Waters F Sliwa, V Follen J Waters 9:30am G Irvin P Ponstingle (H) J Irvin, M McGinty, M A Deimling O Irvin (C) C DiSanto, S Lewis, K Vlcek L Richter, C Rose E Davenport 11:30am D Pusti P Hickey (H) D Bajc, J Bajc, P Harris A Jones (C) D Hickey, P Hickey, M Lubrano C Scanlon, S Scanlon J McArdle BACK TO SCHOOL Music Ministry and Liturgy Notes By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy Just kidding! It s too early for that just yet. After church this Sunday I will be headed down to Cincinnati for the 40 th annual National Association for Pastoral Musicians convention! This is a weeklong sacred music convention that focuses on how we can do MORE than just playing the organ and picking out hymns. Of course, I consider my job to enhance and constantly encourage people to participate within the Mass and other types of worship through the music that I provide. I am here to build a comfortable, inviting, invigorating environment that inspires people to feel faith to their core! Going to these kinds of continued education programs gives me new ideas and spiritual nourishment for the next year to come! Look forward to next week s article; I ll be talking what I learned while in Cincinnati! 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. Baptism Class Tuesday - July 25, 2017 7:00pm Church Chapel First time parents or parents who have not had a child baptized for seven years or more need to attend a Baptism Class. This class will be presented by Deacon Tom Cully and is one hour long and presents to you the parents what baptism is about, how it affects you and your child. Call the Rectory Office to register. ** Baptism classes are offered at other Churches if the above date & time is not convenient. Contact the Rectory Office for assistance. Change in Family Status We need your help in updating our Parish Database - If you have experienced a change in family status (change of address/phone/email, marriage, new family member, loss of loved one), please contact the Rectory Office. You can do so by the following 3 options: Email: jabraham1@stmaryberea.org Mail: 250 Kraft Street Berea, Ohio 44017 A Note through the weekend collection basket We would like to update our Bulletin Prayer List - If you would like to add a family member or friend, please let us know. If your family member is listed and is doing better an update would be appreciated.
Religious Education News Religious Education News To find all the upcoming activities for both PSR and Sacramental Preparation join us at our new parish website (www.stmaryberea.org). Select Teaching from the top category bar, then select Religious Education Office. Make us a favorite! ST. MARY SATURDAY NIGHT CINEMA OF GODS AND MEN PSR Calendar of Events Registration for 2017-18 is now open. Forms for 2017-18 have been sent home. These forms can be returned, with this year s fee, to the REO when completed to assure your child s spot in our Program for next year. PSR will begin August 27 th. Forms can also be downloaded from the parish website at... http://www.stmaryberea.org/contacts-forms PSR Catechists/Aides needed! Is God calling you? Are you trying to find someplace where you can help? How about sharing your faith with the youth of our Parish? If you are 17 or older, a confirmed practicing Catholic and, if applicable, in a marriage recognized by the Church, contact Larry Roetzer at the Religious Education Office (440-243-8221). St. Mary PSR program is in need of Catechists (Teachers) for both our Sunday Littles (Pre-K & KNDG) program & Monday evening classes (grades 1 8). If you re a High School Student looking for service hours... we could use your help!!! Call us today!!! Classes begin August 28, 2017. Sacramental Preparation The dates for our Sacramental Programs have been set! If you and/or your child desires to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist or the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2017-18 school year, mark your calendars with the following dates: Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a violent event occurs, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers the monks protection, but they refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until 1996. DATE: July 22, 2017 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: Father Garrity Center Meeting Room WHAT: Movie, Refreshments, Brief Discussion to Follow September 17, 2017 10:30am First Sacraments Orientation Meeting 6:00pm Confirmation Orientation Meeting January 13, 2018 9:00am First Reconciliation May 6, 2018 11:30am First Holy Communion May 12, 2018 4:00pm Confirmation More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Golf Outing Greater Cleveland Safety Forces Holy Name Society 8th Annual Golf Outing Cluster Information ST. MARY OF THE FALLS PARISH 25615 Bagley Road Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 Fr Walter J. Hyclak, Pastor Fr Ryan Cubera, Parochial Vicar Summer Band Concerts - Berea July 14th July 21st July 28th August 4th Wednesday - July 19, 2017 Bob-O-Links Golf Course 4141 Center Road (Rte 83) Avon, Ohio Format: 4 Man Scramble Shotgun Start at 10:00am Cost $75.00 per Golfer Includes: Morning Donuts & Coffee Lunch at the Turn in Clubhouse Steak Dinner with Trimmings at 3:00pm Beer, Water, Soft Drinks, Door Prizes, Etc. Checks payable to: Safety Forces Holy Name Society 16505 Dartmouth Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44111 (Please include your 4 man roster with payment) Reservations: Contact Jim Leahy (216) 403-4934 / email: leahy9572@gmail.com Mark Lynch: (216) 233-5013 All proceeds benefit The Safety Forces Holy Name Society Scholarship Fund Free Concerts in Berea All Concerts from 7:30p 9:00p Lincoln Way - Coe Lake The Sloppy Joe Band - McKelvey Park Don Disantis - McKelvey Park Pop Tarts - McKelvey Park Outdoor Movies - Berea Free Outdoor Movies in Berea (Locations are subject to change) July 22nd/9:30pm The Peanuts Movie- Berea Triangle Aug 12th/9:30pm Middle School-Worst Years of my Life - Berea Triangle Oct 14th/7:30pm Sing - Malone Park All movies will be shown on a 30ft. Inflatable screen. Please bring your own chair or blanket. 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: 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.