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PARISH OFFICE (440) 842-2666 PARISH BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: (440) 845-4470 PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Dale W. Staysniak Pastor Fr. Daniel M. Samide Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Gerard Blanda Deacon Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E DRE/Pastoral Minister Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz Principal CONFESSION SCHEDULE Mrs. Joyce Fanous By appointment only—please call the rectory Parish Secretary Mrs. Nancy Tabar Music Minister
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Contributions for Nov. 21/22, 2020 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, St. Andrew, Apostle. Unavailable at printing 7:00AM All Souls Day Intentions 8:00AM Delio Ianiro TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 Please consider our Parish’s Egiving option through Faith 7:00AM Larry Kaminski Direct. It is easy and secure. 8:00AM Michael Mazzino Visit our parish website www.stanthonypaduaparma.org WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 to sign up. Click on Donate at the top of the page. Thank 7:00AM Rosemarie Snyder you for your continued financial support. 8:00AM Clayton & Collin Zak THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, St. Francis Xavier, Priest. 7:00AM All Souls In Purgatory 8:00AM James T. Monahan FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 7:00AM Norbert Ozimek 8:00AM Norma Andrzejczyk SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 SUNDAY THOUGHT 4:30PM Richard Mathias Mark 12:3337 6:00PM Al & Jeanette Martin SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, Second Sunday of Advent. Our gospel passage today for the First Sunday of 8:00AM Edward & Irene Davis Advent comes from St. Mark’s Gospel. It is one 10:00AM Gus & Eleanor Indovina (62nd Wedding Ann.) among several similar sounding passages in the 12:00PM Jack & Mabel Conroy gospel that can leave us with the wrong impression. ****************************************** The impression that is often given is that we must Monday through Friday Mass schedule keep a sharp eye out for the master’s unexpected One publically celebrated Mass at 8:00AM where the return because He is a stern and demanding scheduled intention for that Mass will be remembered. taskmaster who only comes to catch us unprepared in One privately celebrated Mass where the 7:00AM order to punish us. With an outlook like this, there is scheduled intention will be remembered. ****************************************** hardly any joyful anticipation created by this manner of interpretation. Actually the vigilance that the Scriptures asks us to practice is one that is posited Please Pray For: Ed Bartkiewicz, Maryann Bocian, Chad upon the belief that our situation will be indescribably Bigley, Karen Burke, Rick & Christopher Buzinski, Donna Cornell, better, and not worse, because Jesus has finally come George & Janet Cron, Marcia Demko, Margaret Double, Norbert Erker, Jack Ernest, Greg Findura, Anne KilbaneFriedl, Sandra & to us at the end of time. The God who gave up His Logan Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Josephine Gaul, Robert Son to death on the cross can say no more than He Gielski, John Gladden, Frank Gumina, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron Hicks, loves us by this tremendous act of selfsacrificing Celeste Hurley, Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie Jasany, Janet Johnson, Pat Jones, Bill Kaine, Lou Ann Keith, Betty Kilbane, Donald love. Jesus will come only because God our Father Kotarsky, Anthony William Kronholz, Cynthia Kufleitner, Andrea has prepared a place for us and He will take us home Lagzdins, Brian Lear, April & John J. Lieske, Pat Lieske, Corinne with Him for all eternity in heaven. Lipinski, Elizabeth Madar, Thomas Madej, Andy Magnani, Edward & Josephine Maskulka, Lenore Masterson, Claudia Mazanec, Mary Ann Mazzola, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Dorothy Nagy, Jane Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Ann Marie Niziolek, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Agnes Padar, Gabe Papke, Marla Perko, John Peters, Carrie Piechowski, Nick & John Precario, Brian Puhaulik, Christopher Reeves, LeighAnn Revay, Kendall Rossi, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Margaret Sheridan, Helen Smith, Joan Smyke, Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Diane Straub, Chester Talarczyk, Logan Thomas, Richard Turocy, Dominic Vacca, Annie Vorndran, Margaret and Mary Williamson, Cathy Yappel, Christopher Yurko, Abigail Weir.
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CELEBRATING THE SAINTS Saint Fiacre, Hermit (+c. 670) It is believed that Fiacre was an Irish monk who left his homeland to go on mission to France. He arrived in the Brie District near Paris, where Saint Faro of Meaux was bishop. Faro had a great Thank you to everyone who has turned in their gifts admiration for Irish missionaries, having been blessed for the 2020 Giving Tree. If you have not yet returned himself while still a child by Saint Columban. Faro your wrapped gift, please bring it to church this welcomed Fiacre warmly. weekend, or to the parish rectory office by November Knowing Fiacre’s desire for solitude, Faro 30, 2020. Items not returned will have to be gave him a nearby tract of land that was wild and purchased by the committee to fulfill the wish list of overgrown, a haunt of those who clung to pagan the recipients. Your generosity this year was worship. Fiacre proceeded to consecrate the site overwhelming. Thank you! You have allowed for through work and prayer. He began by making a those less fortunate families to experience a more clearing and building a hermitage and an oratory. He joyous holiday. Thank you and God bless. then constructed a hospice for the sick and the weary, a haven for travelers and pilgrims. Fiacre spent his days going from the solitude of the hermitage to the SUNDAY MISSALS bustle of the hospice. One of his great joys was the Copies of the 20202021 edition of the Living with tiling of the garden, abundant with herbs, fruits, and Christ Sunday Missal can be found on the bookrack flowers. Many miracles were attributed to him. just off the lobby. Please use the provided envelopes Fiacre died in the 7th century, but his fame only for payment. The cost for the Sunday Missal is $4.00. continued to spread. Pilgrimages to his shrine were popular with the French royal family in the 16th and th 17 centuries. Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint John of Valois had devotion to Fiacre. He is patron of gardeners and taxi drivers; cabs, called “fiacres” in French, were first utilized in Paris near the Hotel Saint Fiacre. His feast day is kept on August 30th. **The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains in effect. If you are of compromised health, not feeling well or exhibiting any symptoms, please stay home. ***If you decide to BAPTISM CLASS attend Mass, please keep in mind: The next parish Baptism Class for parents having their first child Take your temperature just prior to coming to Mass baptized is scheduled for M if above 100.4 please stay home. Thursday, December 3, 2020 in the Follow all social distancing requirements when parish rectory. The diocese entering the front doors of the church. Everyone requires parents who are having must proceed directly into the main church. With their first baby baptized attend a prebaptismal class. the exception of restrooms, all other areas of the This class provides the parents the opportunity to building are CLOSED including Hospitality Room, recall the meaning of having their child baptized and Chapel & Minister’s Room. prepares them for the actual celebration of the Facial Coverings are required and must be worn at sacrament. The program lasts about an hour and all times. begins at 6:30 p.m. To adequately plan for social Sit in designated pews only (no chapel seating or distancing we ask that you call the rectory office (440) choir seating permitted). Families who live together may sit together, but please maintain social 8422666 before December 3 to let us know if you distancing from other families in attendance. plan to attend. Thank you. Please place your offering envelopes in the stationary bins provided as you enter the church. No collection will take place. ADVENT COPIES OF THE WORD AMONG US Family units should depart the church in an A limited number of free copies of the Advent edition organized manner allowing for social distance. of The Word Among Us are available on the bookrack Please immediately exit the church at the close of while supplies last. Mass to allow for sanitation.
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