Saints Cosmas and Damian 10419 Ravenna Road Catholic Church Twinsburg, OH 44087 Diocese of Cleveland 330-425-8141
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Pastor: Parish Liturgy Schedule: Fr. Michael Stalla Ext. 420 Weekdays: Daily at 8:30 am Pastoral Associate: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Deacon Ed Chernick Ext. 429 Saturday Vigil: 6:00 pm—Ignite Mass Pastoral Minister: Sunday: 9:00 am & 11:00 am Mrs. Joni Smith Ext. 348 Confession: Saturdays 3:00-3:30 pm Youth Minister: Parish Center Office Hours: Mrs. Keri Knowles Ext. 239 Monday-Friday 9:00 am —5:00 pm Communications & Evangelization
ff Perpetual Adoration— Coordinator : The Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is open 24/7 for private Miss Rachel Pollack Ext. 415 prayer and adoration. Listings and contacts are available (Monday & Tuesday) in the Parish Center. Music Director: Mr. Wally Bednarz Ext. 430 Twinhaven Reception Center 330-425-1616
rish Sta Emergency Assistance 330-888-0134 Administrative Assistant: Amanda Clune Ext. 425 For information regarding Baptisms, Marriages,
Pa Faith Formation Administrator: Visitation of the Sick, Funerals or Registering Mr. Darryl Innocenzi Ext. 615 as a Parishioner please call the Parish Center (Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday) 330-425-8141
Parish Office Administrator: Mrs. Gloria Yohman Ext. 428 Mission Statement: (Monday & Friday) To be disciples of Christ,
Parish Maintenance: Teach the Catholic Faith, Mrs. Cindy Drake Ext. 520 And serve those in need. Ss. Cosmas and Damian Church Twinsburg, Ohio May 10, 2020
Mass Schedule & Intentions For The Week Dear Parishioners, On Tuesday, I met with the All Masses will be livestreamed on the Fire Chief of the Twinsburg Fire parish’s Facebook page. Department regarding the opening up
of our church for public worship. He Monday, May 11—Weekday Mass has agreed that the capacity of our 8:30am Frank Grau church, which typically can hold 600 Tuesday, May 12—Weekday Mass people, could accommodate social distancing with as 8:30am The Souls of All Parishioners many as 300 attendees. On a normal weekend, we Wednesday, May 13—Weekday Mass usually have 900-1000 people attend our four Masses. 8:30am June Pfeifer Thursday, May 14—Weekday Mass Though the church is open for public worship and we will be celebrating Mass with the community, 8:30am Ray Louis Friday, May 15—Weekday Mass the bishops have decided to suspend the Sunday Obligation to attend Mass. In other words, if you 8:30am Jeanette Saturday, May 16— Sixth Sunday of Easter (Vigil) decide not to attend Mass, you will not be committing a 10:00am sin. If you are not feeling well, are considered a high 4:00pm Stanley Kiec and Jackie VLK-Maire health risk, or are simply not comfortable coming to the church at this time, we advise you to stay home. We 6:30pm (Spanish) Sunday, May 17—Sixth Sunday of Easter will continue to live-stream the Masses for those who choose not to come to the church building. 9:00am Ida & Richard Guest 11:00am Vickie Arena I anticipated between 200-250 parishioners will choose not to attend. To accommodate the 650-800 parishioners who I anticipate will want to attend Mass, I Scripture Readings May 11—May 17 believe that our regular Mass schedule will be Monday Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter sufficient. Families can sit together, though we will ACTS 14:5-18; 115:1-4, 15-16; JN 14:21-26 have everyone spread out to every other pew. The Tuesday Saints Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; Saint Pancras, martyr fabric covering on the pews has been removed. We will ACTS 14:19-28; 145:10-13AB, 21; JN 14:27-31A Wednesday Our Lady of Fatima easily be able to disinfect the church after each Mass. We will be looking for volunteers to help with the ACTS 15:1-6; 122:1-4AB, 4CD-5; JN 15:1-8 Thursday Saint Matthias, Apostle cleaning. I do encourage you to wear your facemasks,
ACTS 1:15-17, 20-26; 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; JN 15:9-17 if only to make your neighbors feel more comfortable.
Friday Saint Isidore The first weekend will be the lowest risk of ACTS 15:22-31; 57:8-9, 10 & 12; JN 15:12-17 spreading the contagion, since we have all been under Saturday Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter quarantine. If we have more than 300 people at the 4:00 ACTS 16:1-10; 100:1B-2, 3, 5; JN 15:18-21 Sunday Sixth Sunday of Easter PM Mass, I will look for a show of hands of those ACTS 8:5-8, 14-17; PS 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 PT 3:15-18; willing to attend a different Mass the following JN 14:15-21 weekend so as to lower the number of people. As the weeks continue, the risk rises. Therefore, we may begin with more than 300 people at a Mass, but the sooner we can adapt to the capacity number, the safer we will be in “Do not abandon the future.
yourselves to despair. Communion will be offered in the hand using a technique that does not require us touching each other. We are the Easter Confessions will be available by appointment so as not people and hallelujah to have long lines waiting too close to each other. We will place squares on the floor for the Communion line. is our song.” The Adoration Chapel will be closed until further notice. -Pope St. John Paul II I thank you for your patience and adherence in these matters. May God protect your families and help us to appreciate all the more the Eucharist and the community. In Christ,
Father Michael J. Stalla View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com Fifth Sunday of Easter
Deacon Bob Esposito James Edwards Offertory (includes EFT): Caron Soltis Matt Grasson Linda Braun Bill Rabatin May 2 & 3 $ 8,587.00 Tom Ashdown Roger Sanford Capital Campaign: Jennifer Hunt Donna Grasson Capital Campaign Pledges: $ 1,502,310.00 John Pfeifer Sr. Pat Noga Capital Campaign Money Received: $ 979,492.00 Pearl Rubino Mark Magda Jonathan Sedor Tom Mooney Capital Projects: Ruth Vuicich Robert Mooney Mortgage Pay Down $ 615,943.00 Fran Turle We Pray to the Lord... Mortgage Due $ 539,929.00 May the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace. Edward Zubvich While there are no public Masses Corrine Dudziak being said in our diocese at this Cheryl Edmonds Doris Zidlicky time, the Loaves and Fishes Prayer Anne Marie Williams Teams continue to pray for all of our parishioners. If you would like to pray over the Pro-Life Lines phone with someone please call Jesus said, "I am the Truth, the Way, and the Life". So when we speak the truth, we are standing with Michele Poletti at (330)524-3931 Jesus. The truth is abortion minded mothers need support from all of us, especially by our prayers. We can, also, encourage mothers by helping them to find Adoration is closed until the resources and help they may need so they can further notice make a confident choice of life for their child. Expectant mothers need to know that their child is “The devotion to the Eucharist is the most important to everyone and there is help for her and noble, because it has God as its object; it is her child. We can build a 'Culture of Life' one the most profitable for salvation, because it mother at a time, one baby at a time, one heart at a time. Through word of mouth and through much gives us the Author of Grace; it is the prayer many hearts will be changed. By the enacting sweetest, because the Lord is of pro-life laws, our country will, once again, safe Sweetness Itself.” guard all life including the unborn, the disabled, the -Pope St. Pius X elderly, the imprisoned, and the sick. Mothers, too, would then receive more respect that they and their ADORATION OPENINGS young child deserve and it would be easier to seek We are in need of a few more people to fill Adoration hours. Can you make the sacrifice and sign up for one of these hours out any life affirming help they may need. weekly or twice a month? No long-term commitment is necessary. Sign up to try an hour for just 30 days! Marian Corner Mondays 5pm O Queen of heaven, be joyful, Tuesdays 1am, 2pm Wednesdays 1am, 4am, 3pm, 4pm alleluia. Thursdays 4am, 5am For he whom you have humbly Fridays 2am, 11am, 6pm borne for us, alleluia. Saturdays 3am, noon (alt weeks), 1pm Has arisen, as he promised, Sundays 1am, 4am (alt weeks), 3pm, 5pm, 6pm alleluia, Please contact Carol Twigger Offer now our prayer to God, at 330-425-7688 alleluia.
View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com Ss.Ss. CosmasCosmas andand DamianDamian ChurchChurch Twinsburg,Twinsburg, OhioOhio MayJuly 10, 1, 20182020
“Ask A Catholic” Corner
One of the areas in which Catholics and other Christians find tension is in regard to Mary. Who is Mary, and why do Catholics give her so much honor? Aren’t we only supposed to worship God? First of all, Catholics do not worship Mary! We give her great respect as the mother of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We honor her, as our Lord honors his own mother. Mary wasn’t a mindless bodily shell where Jesus incubated until he was ready to be born! The incarnation was real in every way. Mary was an active participant in God’s holy plan. God invited her and she said YES! She risked her own life in saying yes to God, and she continued to trust in him throughout her whole life. Mary is a great example of what it means to be a saint. She is uniquely united with Jesus, and was one of his most faithful followers. Mary was a witness to many things, including Jesus’ healings, his teachings, and his power over evil and death. Mary watched helplessly and in great sorrow, as Jesus carried his cross and died on Calvary for us. Mary was a witness after-the-fact of Jesus’ glorious resurrection, and was gathered with the disciples at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon them. No one was as close to Jesus throughout his entire life as Mary was. She is our prime example of staying close to Jesus and placing full and absolute trust in God no matter what! We use many terms of honor for Mary, some of them given to us from the Holy Scriptures, and others from Sacred Tradition. These are both ways of knowing and showing respect for the woman whom God himself chose to honor. Mary is Theotokos. This word means “God bearer.” The fact is that the Blessed Virgin Mary, carried a child within her, and that child whom she gave birth to was Christ, the Lord. We call Mary “The Mother of God,” not to place Mary at some falsely elevated status, but to proclaim that the child she bore was in fact, divine – God – Emmanuel, God with us. The angel Gabriel proclaimed her “full of grace” and her cousin, Elizabeth said of her that Mary is “blessed… among women.” Mary would never overshadow the Lord; in fact, she brought the Light of the World, into the world. Mary was present when Jesus performed his first public miracle, and she encouraged him to do so. Her words to the servants? “Do whatever He tells you!” Those are Mary’s words to us even today. Do whatever He tells you!
Being close to Mary is also being close to her Son. Mary always leads and points the way to Jesus. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you!
Have questions about the Catholic faith? Send your questions to [email protected], or call the Parish Office (330)425-8141 to leave a message.
“Motherhood has been introduced into the order of the covenant that God made with humanity in Jesus Christ. Each and every time that motherhood is re- peated in human history, it is always related to the covenant which God established with the human race through the motherhood of the Mother of God.” -Pope St. John Paul II View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com Fifth Sunday of Easter
Weekly Video Schedule
All Videos will be on our Facebook Page SsCosmasandDamian. You do NOT need a Facebook account to view the videos.
Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday 7:00 Holy Hour 7:00 Holy Hour 7:00 Holy Hour 8:00 Morning Prayer (Lauds) 8:00 Morning Prayer (Lauds) 8:00 Morning Prayer (Lauds) 8:30 Holy Mass 10:00 Mass for those who have passed 9:00 Holy Mass 9:00 Rosary away. 10:00 Faith Formation Lessons 10:00 Teachings 12:00 Angelus 11:00 Holy Mass 12:00 Angelus 3:00 Divine Mercy Chaplet 7:00 Charismatic Prayer Group 2:00 Teachings 4:00 Vigil Mass 10:00 Night Prayer (Completas) 5:00 Evening Prayer (Vespers) 5:00 Evening Prayer (Vespers) 7:00 Teachings 6:30 Mass in Spanish 10:00 Night Prayer (Completas) 10:00 Night Prayer (Completas)
Spiritual Communion Prayer
In his encyclical, "Ecclesia de Eucharistia" ("A Eucharistic Church"), Saint John Paul II encouraged the practice of spiritual communion, “which has been a wonderful part of Catholic life for centuries and recommended by saints who were masters of the spiritual life.” St. Thomas Aquinas described spiritual communion as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the most holy sacrament and lovingly embrace him” at a time or in circumstances when we cannot receive him in sacramental Communion.
We need Jesus' healing True Presence and He gives us the gift of spiritual communion so that we are not without Him even when we cannot attend Mass.
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Gathering Rite
First Reading Acts 6 : 1-7 www.usccb.org
Responsorial Psalm
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Gospel John 14: 1-12 www.usccb.org
Presentation of Gifts
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Communion Chant
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Sending Forth
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View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com All Hope’s Garden events are now being offered through the ministry website hopesgarden.com Please check the website for details about Scripture studies, spiritual mentoring opportunities, prayer and creativity sessions, and St. John Paul II discussion groups. Contact Info: Laura Ercolino Phone: 440-212-0988 Email: [email protected]
Did you know that the month of May is dedicated to Mary, Our Blessed Mother? The devotion to the Blessed Mother throughout May originated in Rome in the 18th century and has spread throughout the whole world. Here in America our celebration of Mother’s Day also falls in May so this makes it appropriate to focus on honoring Mary’s role as Mother of God and of the whole Church. Some ways we can honor Mary this month are by putting a statue of Mary in a place of prominence in our homes, praying the Rosary or other Marian Prayers, and reading about Our Blessed Mother in the Scriptures.
“Let us run to her, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with perfect confidence.” -St. Francis de Sales
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