IGNITE FAITH † BUILD COMMUNITY † MAKE DISCIPLES February 21, 2021 Welcome!
Our sacred purpose at St. Jerome Catholic Church is to become Holy Disciples on the path to heaven. In the midst of a welcoming community we learn the teachings of our faith by celebrating Word and Sacrament as we grow in our personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
MASSES: Saturday Vigil: 4:30PM Sunday: 8:00AM and 10:00AM Tuesday Friday: 8:00AM RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 3:30PM− 4:00PM
OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 8:30AM12:30PM Tuesday M Friday: 8:30AM 12:30PM & 1:30PM4:30PM
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300 WARNER STREET, WALBRIDGE, OHIO 43465 Office Phone: 419-666-2857 | Fax: 419-661-2280 [email protected] | www.stjeromewalbridge.org First Sunday Of Lent ● February 21, 2021
Parish Staff Membership in the Parish We welcome each one of you who has come to worship today. We extend a special welcome to Pastor those who are new to the area. If you are a Catholic returning home after a absence, the church has Fr. Anthony Coci missed you and warmly welcomes you back. [email protected] Welcome packets and registration forms are available in the back of Church or please stop in to the Parish Office and register Deacon in person. We hope you will decide to make St. Jerome your Parish home! Deacon Paul Nungester [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements. Sacrament of Marriage requires a sixmonth Deacon planning period and participation in a marriage Deacon Bob Pluciniak preparation program. DO NOT book your hall until you meet with Father Anthony. Please contact the Senior Status Parish Office to make an appointment. Homebound or Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is offered to anyone seriously ill or facing Parish Manager surgery. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Shawn Wilkins are also available to bring Communion to the homebound. Please contact the Parish office. [email protected] Religious Education Classes (PREP) is offered for children who attend public school in grades 1 through 8 on Sunday mornings starting at 11:15am ending at Administrative Assistant 12:15pm. from September to May. Please contact Monday-Wednesday the Parish Office. Tamara Tajblik RCIA is for anyone searching for a spiritual home or [email protected] anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. RCIA is a Journey of Faith to encounter Christ and discover His teachings and way of life. For more information, contact Deacon Paul
Administrative Assistant Nungester at [email protected]. Thursday-Friday Prayer Chain: Email, Call or Text Jean Momenee at Cynthia Lowell [email protected] or 4196013118 [email protected] Crisis Pregnancy: Call or Text 5676945576 Project Rachael Help Line: 1888456HOPE Director of Ministry and Engagement (4673) www.hopeafterabortion.com Norma Jean Jackson Bulletin Deadline: All bulletin requests, including [email protected] bulletin inserts, must be submitted by Noon on Wednesday the week prior to publication.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an Emergency, outside of regular operating hours, please call the Parish Office at 4196662857, and follow the appropriate prompts.
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Gospel Meditation St. Oscar Romero said, “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.” These powerful words provide the perfect framework for a conversion oriented Lenten experience. God is giving us this Lenten sign to stop being concerned about what you have and focus on who you are. This requires that we create a desert space and listen more attentively for God to reveal His presence. It is all so wonderfully simple on the one hand and so incredibly challenging on the other. The message is simple: love God, neighbor, and self. Those simple words make great sense, but we struggle translating them into reality. Our attachments, compulsions, obsessions, addictions, routines, and busyness all anchor us to the “idol of the self,” keeping us mired in our compulsive need for self aggrandizement. It’s not about us!
God vowed, long ago, to nurture, sustain and protect the relationship He has with His people. He called us into being, nurtures us in being, and sustains us in being. Without the Loving Divine Presence, all life would cease. Once we slow down a bit and clear away some of the clutter, we can see how the journey of our life is unfolding. We can see what brings us in and out of tune with God’s love and how we can better imitate God’s loving fidelity in our relationship with Him. In short, we will see our myopic short sightedness and figure out how we can better share the Di- vine Fire within with others. Lent isn’t just about giving stuff up for forty days and indulging again at Easter. We need to push things much farther and wrestle with the question of how we can be more. “Being more” means becoming more fully alive and in touch with the holiness of life and the divinity that lives in and empowers all beings and things. It is realizing that the “quality” of our presence is crucial to being an effective witness and herald of God’s unconditional love.
The illusion we have bought into causes us to believe that the wrong things and systems matter. We tirelessly fight to keep things the way they are, to return to the former ways of doing things or restore some nostalgic fantasy memory of “life in the good old days.” Lent isn’t about maintain- ing what we have or returning to something that is gone. It’s about becoming something new. It’s about being more focused, centered, convicted, and grounded so that we can be a person who tru- ly loves and treasures being made in the image of God. The secret to Gospel living is not found in accumulating anything for ourselves, even merit points for heaven. Gospel living means learning how to live with less so that others can live with more. The thought of permanently giving some- thing up makes us feel uncomfortable. Truth often does.
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Happenings at St. Jerome And The Community LENTEN EVENT AND MASS SCHEDULE PENANCE SERVICE Join us February 23, 2021 at 6:30pm for our February 24March 24 Parish Lenten Penance Service. Confession will Every Wednesday, 7pm Sung be available at 6:30pm. Vespers followed by Stations of the Cross/Church March 27 & 28NPalm Sunday 4:30pm Saturday, 8am & 10am Mass Sunday, Procession from Parish Hall for all masses April 1NHoly Thursday 7pm Mass/Church April 2NGood Friday 12:00pm Stations of the Cross 12:30pm Good Friday Service/ Church April 3NSaturday, Easter Vigil 8:30pm/Church April 4NEaster Sunday, 8:00am & 10:00am Mass
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH Father Anthony is presenting a IV part series about St. Joseph. He will be presenting in the Church. The first 2 parts began on Sunday, Feb- ruary 14th and will continue February 21st from 9:00am9:30am. The remaining will be presented on Sunday, March 14th & 21st from 9:00am9:30am. We hope you join to learn more about St. Joseph!
CARRY OUT ONLY Every Friday through Friday, March 26, 2021 from 47PM. Dinners will be available for carry out through Parish Hall no RSVP necessary. All dinners will include Coleslaw, Roll & Butter and your choice of fries or baked potato Deserts will be available to purchase. Dinner Availability: Perch or Shrimp or a Combo with a mixture of both Friday, March 19th, 2021, on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Chicken Nuggets will be available while supplies last. The cost for all dinners is $12.00. We hope to see you there!!!
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St. Jerome Calendar Monday, February 22 78pmNEphesians Bible Study/Library Weekend of February 13th & 14th, 2021 Tuesday, February 23 Sunday Collection $5,012.00 8:00am Mass/Church Online Giving $3,064.50 99pmNADORATION/Church Total Sunday Giving $8,076.50 912pmNMaumee Bay Quilters/St. Kateri MR Weekly Financial Goal $9,700.00 1:30pmNEmmaus Charismatic Prayer Group/ Chapel 59pmNExcel Volleyball/Gym 6:30pmNLenten Penance Service/Church Attendance: 258 78pmNTimeLine Bible Study/Library 79pmNRCIA/St. Kateri MR Pastoral Council: Angie Raglow (Interim Presi- Wednesday, February 24 dent) Debbie Ekey, Frank Kiss, Matt Wise, Son- 8:00am Mass/Church nie Bullock, Jim Halicek, Carman Tolles, John 8:30amNRosary Following Mass/Church Smith, Thomas DeStazio and Emily Tajblik 78pmNFulfilled Bible Study/Library 78pmNSung Vespers followed by Stations/ Church Finance Council: Charles Rupp (Chair), Julie Pinciotti, Robin Kamann, Sue Trumbull, and
Thursday, February 25 Jim Lagger 8:00am Mass/Church 8:30amNRosary Following Mass/Church 912pmNThreads of Faith, Hope and Love/St. Anne MR 59pmNExcel Volleyball/Gym 78pmNActs Bible Study/Library Friday, February 26 8:00amNMass/Church 8:30amNRosary Following Mass/Church 47pmNFish Fry/Carry Out Only Saturday, February 27 84pmNCYO Games/Gym 3:304:00pmNReconciliation/Church 4:30pmMass Sunday, February 28 8:00amNMass 10:00amNMass
5 First Sunday Of Lent ● February 21, 2021 Mass Schedule and Intentions
Saturday, February 20 Saturday after Ash Wednesday; Is 58:9b14/Ps 86:12, 34, 56 [11ab]/ Lk 5:2732 4:30pm Eugene (Speed) Haas Sunday, February 21 First Sunday of Lent; Gn 9:815/Ps 25:45, 67, 89 [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:1822/Mk 1:1215 8:00am James Vining 10:00am Jerome Thies Monday, February 22 The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle; 1 Pt 5:14/Ps 23:13a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:1319 Tuesday, February 23 Lenten Weekday, Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr; Is 55:1011/Ps 34:45, 67, 1617, 1819 [18b]/Mt 6:715 8:00am Russ & Geri Grau & family Wednesday, February 24 Lenten Weekday; Jon 3:110/Ps 51:34, 1213, 1819 [19b]/Lk 11:2932 8:00am Diane Meyer Thursday, February 25 Lenten Weekday; Est C:12, 1416, 2325/Ps 138:12ab, 2cde3, 7c8 [3a]/ Mt 7:712 8:00am Robert McDonald Friday, February 26 Lenten Weekday; Ez 18:2128/Ps 130:12, 34, 57a, 7bc8 [3]/Mt 5:2026 8:00am Sherry Mackey Petit Saturday, February 27 Lenten Weekday; Dt 26:1619/Ps 119:12, 45, 78 [1b]/Mt 5:4348 4:30pm Osta Mary Meszaros Sunday, February 28 Second Sunday of Lent; Gn 22:12, 9a, 1013, 1518/Ps 116:10, 15, 1617, 1819 [9]/Rom 8:31b34/Mk 9:210 8:00am Jerome Thies 10:00am Dwight Claus *Anniversary of Death #Living Intention
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