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
3rd Sunday of Lent March 19, 2017 Water bookends our readings today for the Third Sunday of Lent and water bookends our lives of faith. A canticle from the Old Testament Prophet Isaiah sings that, we shall draw water joyfully from the wellsprings of salvation (Isaiah 12:31). The Israelites in today s First Reading grumble in their thirst and Moses cried out to God in exasperation and God gives them water from the rock. It was an extraordinary event that makes known to the people that God is in their midst and hears their cries. In today s Gospel from St. John, Jesus gives a Samaritan woman MORE than water which she came to draw from Jacob s well. Jesus gives her dialogue and presence both of which make known to her the presence of God in her midst. He speaks to her first and asks for water. Now remember, in ancient Israel men never spoke to women in public AND Jewish men would never consider a conversation with a Samaritan, women or man. So the story is extraordinary from that aspect as well as in the dialogue that ensued and the coming to belief in Jesus of the Samaritan woman. Jesus satisfied her deeper longing and her deepest thirst for God and acceptance. Transformed, she returned to the people she tried to avoid and shared her experience. She led the people she tried to avoid to Jesus and their encounter with him transformed them! They came to know the Savior was in their midst! When we were baptized the Holy Spirit was given to us and we became one with Jesus Christ. By his gift of self on the cross, Jesus gave us living water and offered us the wellsprings of salvation. God quenches our thirst when we are willing to be vulnerable, like the women, and empty ourselves of whatever keeps us from believing that God s love can transform us. [Living the Word 2017 World Library] In our Lenten Retreat, REMEMBER, P, F, G and you will find strength and trust to repent and believe the Gospel! Yes, the word is OUT that we will be HAVING our FIRST FISH Fry and Baked FISH DINNER on Friday, March 24 th beginning at 4:30pm. Our wonderful TEAM, led by our own Fr. Max, will be in the back of the House on Friday preparing a Lenten Meal for EVERYONE. Join us and help make the FIRST EVER the BEST EVER Fish Fry and Baked Fish Dinner! I ll be in the front of the House helping to make it a pleasant evening for YOU. And yes, TAKE-OUT will be available. 4:30pm Friday March 24 th in the Fr. Garrity Center! THANK YOU: for your continued generosity and faithfulness in support of the Church! Be a Blessing and Share your Blessings! Fr. John
Mass Schedule and Intentions Monday March 20 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sm7:4-5a, 12:14a, 16 / Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a (543) 9:00 am Kathy Mott Peggy Hultquist Tuesday March 21 Lenten Weekday Dn 3:25, 34-43 / Mt 18:21-35 (238) 9:00 am Bert Formanik Friends from McDonalds Wednesday March 22 Lenten Weekday Dt 4:1, 5-9, Mt 5:17-19 (239) 9:00 am Joseph Swislocki Family Thursday March 23 Lenten Weekday Jer 7:23-28 / Lk 11:14-23 (240) 9:00 am Martha Nairn Michael Nair Friday March 24 Lenten Weekday Hos 14:2-10 / Mk 12:28-34 (241) 9:00 am George Zifceck Friends from McDonalds Group 1:50 pm All School Mass 5:30 pm Memorial Mass / Sophia Mudrey Saturday March 25 The Annunciation of the Lord Is 7:10-14; 8:10 / Heb 10:4-10 / Lk 1:26-38 (545) 4:00 pm Thomas Pae Jim & Jan Pae Sunday March 26 Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Eph 5:8-14 / Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (31) 7:30 am For All Parishioners Living and Deceased 9:30 am Charles Templeman III Templeman Family 11:30 am Alice Marciniak Joyce Santoli Mother Teresa Infallible when you obey The good God has given you His work. He wants you to do His work in His way. Failure or success mean nothing to Him, as long as you do His work according to His plan and His will. You are infallible when you obey. The devil tries his best to spoil the work of God and as he cannot do it directly to Him, he makes us do God s work in our way and this is where the devil gains and we lose. Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987) Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following: Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky Frank Blatnick Larry Buchwalter Owen Dumm Brian Follen Joan Foust Timothy Glynn Gerry Grant Wayne Goforth Bulletin Prayer List 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. Weekend Collection Collection for March 12th: $10,810.50 Thank you for your generosity to the Parish. Anniversary Wishes Katie Halley Dennis Jamiot John Kern Les Lindenmeier Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Leo Oblak Mary Elizabeth Ryba Kathy Staub Jeanine Surma Chester Talarczyk Catholic Relief Services Next weekend, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC). Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displace refugees, and Christ s love and respect to all people here at home and Abroad. Next week, please give generously to the CRSC and help Jesus in disguise. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholicrelief If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of March and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org
Sunday, March 19 Monday, March 20 9:30am - Church 10:00am - Chapel 7:15pm - Church Tuesday, March 21 9:30am - Chapel 11:00am - Chapel 12:30pm - Chapel 6:00pm - Church 7:00pm - Chapel 7:30pm - Church 8:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Wednesday, March 22 9:30am - Chapel 7:00pm - Chapel Parish Events Thursday, March 23 9:30am - Chapel 1:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Stations of the Cross Bible Study Quiet Prayer Youth Choir Rehearsal Bible Study Traditional Choir Rehearsal TMIY Program Liturgy of the Hours Tri-City Seniors Pinochle Club Bible Study Bible Study this week we will be discussing Session Three of Treasures Uncovered as part of Lenten prayer. We will meet in the chapel on Tuesday the 21st at 11am and again at 7pm to open our hearts to the parable of the Generosity of God. Quiet Prayer Quiet Pray will meet on Tuesday, Mar 21, at 12:30. Our quiet prayer will be followed by a reading from Everything Belongs. When we come to the quiet place within each of us, we open ourselves to allow the Lord to enter more deeply into our lives. Come and join us to see if this type of prayer would be helpful for your spiritual life. Prayer Shawl Prayer Shawl meets this Sunday, March 19, from 3-4 in the chapel. We continue our ministry of creating shawls prayerfully. Our shawls are then distributed at no cost to those in need of support during difficult times. If you know of someone in need of prayer support, come on Sunday an select a shawl to present to them. Friday, March 24 7:00pm - Church Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 3:00pm - Church Confessions - Change in Schedule The schedule for has changed. We will no longer have on Friday s. We will continue to gather in the Chapel Monday - Thursday at 9:30am for the. From March 1st - April 9th, you re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life. 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You re also invited to stand and peacefully pray anytime between 7am - 7pm during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Preterm 12000 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland 44120 or Planned Parenthood 25350 Rockside Road, Bedford Heights 44146 or Family Planning 54 South State Street, Painesville 44077. Please help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you d like more information and especially to volunteer to help, please contact John Noall at (216) 245-9744 or email at clevelandpraysforlife@gmail.com Holy Hour for the Unborn The Knights of Columbus Council 14416 will mark the Day of the Unborn Child with a Holy Hour at St. Mary s on Saturday March 25th 9:00am St. Mary s Church Berea Family Perspective In Jesus time, men and women did not converse; Samaritans and Jews hated each other. In today s Gospel, Jesus was able to change the life of the woman at the well because he was willing to break down the barriers of hatred and misunderstanding. Whenever we break the barriers of misunderstanding and mend tattered relationships in our own families, we too discover the gift of God. The Day of the Unborn Child is part of the Knights commitment to build a culture that respects and protects every human life from natural conception to natural death. The March 25th Holy Hour will begin at 9:00am with a Eucharistic procession from the church to the Resurrection Chapel. The closing procession at 10:00am will include a stop at the outdoor memorial to the unborn if the weather permits. Please join us to prayerfully celebrate the gift of life.
Ministry Schedules Fourth Sunday of Lent - Weekend of March 26th Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4pm T Morgan M Juba (H) D Vlk, B Sillasen, R Sillasen A Satow B Satow C Jamison 7:30am K Zanotti K Zanotti (H) J Mastandrea, A Mastandrea, F Sliwa J P Mastandrea J Mastandrea E Southworth 9:30am C Rose M. Reid (H) J Laubert, P Pacer, L Richter J McArdle O Petitt A Jones 11:30am K Walcutt P Ponstingle (H) C Garr, R Davenport, S Gunvalsen E Garr Z Hritz L Hritz ** Due to the Cold & Flu Season the Blood of Christ (the cup) has been suspended for the Winter Season ** Music Ministry and Liturgy Notes By Angela Kovacs Director of Music and Liturgy SLOW AND STEADY This Sunday, along with the Third Sunday of Lent, is the solemnity of St. Joseph! Because it lands on a Sunday, we celebrate on the Monday after, March 20 th. Not much is known about the Blessed Virgin s husband, as not much is documented about him in the Bible! We know that he attributed as the patron saint of fathers, carpenters, and those who desire a holy death. He is described as a just man, and he followed in the ways of Abraham as a faithful man. Pope Francis has a special interest in St. Joseph. His childhood parish in Buenos Aires is dedicated to San José, and a er his inauguration, he had a statue of St. Joseph brought over from Argentina. This statue has St. Joseph lying down and asleep, to reference when he had his dream with the angels. Pope Francis is known to leave little scraps of paper with prayer requests under this statue. He says, He s a carpenter and he gets the job done, even though he sometimes makes you wait. How true it is that when we ask for something, sometimes we don t get answers in a timely fashion! Faith will get us through this waiting season. Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir and Contemporary ensemble meets to rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Youth Choir also rehearses on Tuesdays at 6.pm. 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. Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry the Cross Stations of the Cross Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus The king whom we follow and who accompanies us is a king who loves even to the cross and who teaches us to serve and to love. And you are not ashamed of his cross and embrace it, because you have understood that it is in giving ourselves, in emerging from ourselves that we have true joy and that, with his love, God conquered evil. You carry the pilgrim cross through all the world to tell everyone that on the cross Jesus knocked down the wall of enmity that divides people and nations and brought reconciliation and peace. How am I like Simon, although weary, yet was good enough to help the Lord carry his cross? Let us open our ears to hear God s work and to recognize his voice and call to follow in his footsteps, to go forth from our own land and to receive his promise. May we be touched by his love, that we may touch him in faith. Let us entrust ourselves fully to him and believe in his love, especially at times of trial, beneath the shadow of the cross, when our faith is called to mature. Let us remind ourselves that those who believe are never alone. May we see all things with the eyes of Jesus, that he may be light for our path. How am I like Veronica who reaches out to others to lessen their suffering? Excerpted from: Stations of the Cross in the Words of Pope Francis (2015 All Saints Press)
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! PSR Calendar of Events 3/19/2017 9:30am Fr. Garrity Center LITTLES in Session 3/20/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in Session 3/26/2017 NO LITTLES in session (Spring Break) 3/27/2017 NO PSR in Session (Spring Break) 4/02/2017 NO LITTLES in Session (Spring Break) - 9:30am St. Mary Church Candidate Mass -10:30am Fr. Garrity Center 1 st Sacrament Prep Session 4/03/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in Session 4/09/2017 9:30am Fr. Garrity Center LITTLES in Session 4/10/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in Session 4/16/2017 NO LITTLES in session (Easter Sunday) 4/17/2017 NO PSR in Session (Easter Holiday) 4/23/2017 9:30am Fr. Garrity Center LITTLES in Session 4/24/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in Session 4/29/2017 9:00am St. Mary Church 1 st Communion Practice - 10:00am Fr. Garrity Center 1 st Communion Retreat 4/30/2017 9:30am Fr. Garrity Center LITTLES in Session (Last Class) 5/01/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in Session 5/07/2017 11:30am St. Mary Church First Communion Ceremony 5/08/2017 6:45pm St. Mary Church PSR Family Mass 5/09/2017 6:45pm St. Mary School PSR in session (Last Class) Fill our Hearts This Lenten season our PSR students will be sacrificing money earned from jobs performed to Our Lady of Nazareth School in Nyrobi-Kenya to support their newly established school for children with special needs. If you d like to contribute, please notify the REO or call the Rectory for more details. Please consider helping out those in need! Spring Break There will be NO PSR on Monday, 3/27, due to the Public Schools Spring Break. LITTLES will NOT meet Sunday, 3/26, or Sunday, 4/2, to observe Spring Break. Sacramental Preparation For the most current information about the Parish Sacramental Preparation Program, including schedules, please visit our Parish website at: http://www.stmaryberea.org/sacramental-prep Confirmation Candidates 04/02/2017 Sunday 9:30am Candidates Mass (St. Mary Church) Confirmandi will be involved as Servers, Lectors and as Greeters at our entrance doors. This Mass is considered part of the preparation process and therefore should be considered required. 04/02/2017 Sunday 10:30am Service Event (Fr. Garrity Center) First Sacraments Eucharist Session #3. Candidates will be able to support this session by helping in either training session and/or setup and cleanup of the refreshment. 04/29/2017 Saturday 9:00am Service (Fr. Garrity Center) First Communion Candidate Retreat First Sacraments Candidates 4/02/2017 Sunday 9:30am Candidate Mass (St. Mary Church) First Sunday of EVERY month for CANDIDATES and FAMILIES; RESERVED SEATING; First Communion Candidates are asked to be GIFT BEARERS 4/02/2017 Sunday 10:30am - Eucharist Session #3 Fr. Garrity Center; Candidates and Parents will share a light refreshment; Candidates and Parents will meet separately with their Teacher/Leader 4/29/2017 Saturday 9:00am St. Mary Church/Fr. Garrity Center First Communion Candidate Practice & Retreat. All First Communion Candidates will meet in the Church at 9:00 for a ceremony practice. After practice the candidates will spend the day reflecting on their upcoming reception of the Sacrament of Holy Communion. St. Mary Catholic School News Corner Kindergarten screening was held earlier this week. All acceptance letters for the 2017-2018 school year will be sent out by the end of April. If you are still considering registration for your child for next school year, please contact the school office to check on availability and schedule a screening date & time if required. Mrs. Bailes would like to thank everyone who is participating in the American Heart Association fundraiser, Jump Rope for Heart. The students have been jumping rope while learning the benefits of good cardiovascular health. We are still collecting and recycling. We continue to collect Box Tops for Education labels and Campbell Soup labels. These labels can be sent to school with your child. Also, we appreciate when you collect your old newspapers and magazines and place them in the yellow and green containers located in the school or parish parking lots. If you re looking for a way to help the school with little extra effort, we can suggest two different options. Please consider the Heinen s ABC School Donation Program. The key to this program is that you must re-register annually. Go to www.heinensrewards.com. Click on My Rewards Home, and then select My Profile in the upper right-hand corner. SMS also participates in the Apples for the Students Program through Giant Eagle. If you have not provided the school office with your Giant Eagle number, send in the numbers shown on the back of your Giant Eagle card (the 12 digit number beginning with the number 4). Both Heinen s and Giant Eagle take no extra time just show the cashier your card as you check out and a portion of your purchase will come back to St. Mary s School. Thank you for your continued support! Also, the students are currently collecting pull-tabs from cans for the Ronald McDonald House. The class that turns in the most tabs weight wise - will win a pizza party! Important Dates to Remember: 03/19/17 - PTO Mother/Daughter/ Grandmother Tea @ J.Bella 11:00a.m. 03/20/17 - Lego Club Group 2 / 3:30-p.m. - Parent Mtg.-Camp Christopher / 6:30p.m. 03/21/17 - Student Council Mtg. / 8:00a.m. - Chess Club / 3:30p.m. - Sewing Club / 3:30p.m. 03/22/17 - DRAMA rehearsal / 6:30p.m. 03/23/17 - KidzArt / 3:30p.m. DRAMA rehearsal / 6:30p.m. 03/24/17 - All School Mass / 1:50p.m. - Earth Keepers Mtg. (teacher asst s. ONLY) - DRAMA rehearsal / 6:30p.m.
Spring Fashion Show Spring Fashion Show, Luncheon & Raffle Sponsored by the Padua Parent Club Bring your mother, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, nieces, girlfriends to this elegant afternoon luncheon filled with laughter, conversation and company. Exquisite baskets and raffles including a chance at a Coach Purse. Three stores from Southpark Mall will be presenting Fashions The event is held at: St. Michael s Woodside Sunday, April 9, 2017 11:45am - 2:15pm Tickets are $30.00 and can be reserved by contacting Cheryl at (440) 572-2998 or cag3963@aol.com Berea Historical Society Old World Pasta & Meatball Dinner Saturday - March 25th - 5:00p-7:30p Amazing Auction Items, 50/50 Raffle & Entertainment The Fr. John Garrity Center at St. Mary s Church 250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio $12.00 Adults ~ Children 6-10 $6.00 ~ under 6 / FREE Tickets available at the Berea Historical Society 118 Bridge Street 10:00am - 3:00pm on Monday s (Tickets are also available at the Door) Catered by the renowned Santo s Restaurant with the added attractions of Homemade Desserts The Edwardian Players are presenting Guys and Dolls at St. Edward High School, 13500 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood on Friday and Saturday, March 31st, April 1st, 7th & 8th at 7:30pm and Sunday, April 9th at 3:00pm. This musical fable of Broadway is appropriate for, and loved by all audiences, young and old. For more information, please call (216) 221-0793 ext. 201. Easter Flower Memorial Gift Donor: Telephone: Donation Amount: Check # Cash In Memory of: Donor and memorial names will be printed in the bulletin. Your donation of any amount will help defray the cost of maintaining a beautiful Easter Season when we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord. For publication purposes, please return this slip and your donation to the Parish Office, Attn: Janel Abraham by Monday, April 3, 2017.