March 3, 2019 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Rev. James Roach ...... Pastor BAPTISMS: Before any detailed arrangements Rev. Lucjan Stokowski ...... Pastor Emeritus are made, prospective expecting parents must Rev. Andrew Knapik.Parochial Vicar attend Pre-Baptism Class. Arrangements are Mr. Joseph Sutowski ...... Music Director to be made at the Rectory in advance.

Rectory & Office ...... 216-781-9095 FUNERALS: Arrangements must be made Email ...... [email protected] with the Rectory before publication in the OFFICE HOURS newspaper. Monday–Thursday ...... 9:30–11:00 a.m. & 1:00–3:00 p.m. WEDDINGS: Arrangements are to be made in MASS SCHEDULE person at the Rectory at least six (6) months in Monday–Wednesday-Friday ...... 6:30 p.m. advance. All couples planning to be married Tuesday-Thursday..8:30 a.m. must attend Diocesan Pre-Marriage Saturday Vigil ...... 4:00 p.m. Instructions.

Sunday ...... 9:30 a.m. (Polish) & 11:30 a.m. POLICY: Once a parishioner turns 18 years old be or she must register on their own. Only

CONFESSIONS parishioners who are registered for at least six Saturday ...... 3:15–3:45 p.m. months and are active members may request Baptism, Marriage or Sponsor Certificates. WELCOME TO ST. JOHN CANTIUS MARCH 3 2019 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY FAMILY PERSPECTIVES Jesus warns us not to be hypocrites. We easily and TIME forcefully criticize and condemn others for their faults while willfully remaining blind to our own. Broadcast LITURGY SCHEDULE media gives us daily training in doing this and we ROZKŁAD MSZY SW. readily participate through social media. Make the season of a season to cultivate the virtues of SUNDAY, MARCH 3 patience and compassion towards others and humble 9:30 a.m.  Czeslaw Rapacz honesty for ourselves. Pray more Criticize and post 11:30 a.m.  Raymond & Gloria Trunk less.

MONDAY, MARCH 4 6:30 p.m.  Howard & Ann Lehman COUNCIL MEETING The meeting of the Parish Council has been moved to TUESDAY, MARCH 5 Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. due to Ash 8:30 a.m.  Marian & Wanda Falkowski Wednesday falling on March 6.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 - Ash Wednesday 10:00 a.m.  Mieczyslaw & Janina STONE SOUP SOCIAL Bogdanowicz Our stone soup Social/meal will begin at 5:30 pm this 6:30 p.m.  Adele Selqert Friday, March 8. You can attend the Soup Social then proceed to stations and Mass. We will have a basket at THURSDAY, MARCH 7 the entrances of the church for you to contribute canned 8:30 a.m.  Victor & Stefania Mulica vegetables and canned potatoes for the Soup Social. You be the neighbors and bring the veggies in cans (no FRIDAY, MARCH 8 meat on Fridays) and we will provide the stones (LOL)! 11:00 a.m. Droga Krzyzowa So come share a sparse Lenten meal and share with our 11:30 a.m.  Marian Marciniak Parish family on these two days. I pray you take 6:30 p.m. Stations/Mass advantage of these Lenten prayer filled opportunities and I pray that God continue to bless St John Cantius SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Parish and each of you. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Roach 4:00 p.m.  Michael Pepera

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 9:30 a.m.  Tadeus & Adam Andracki CHUCKLE FOR THE LENTEN SEASON 10:15 a.m. Gorzkie Zale A lawyer, a doctor, and a preacher went hunting 11:30 a.m.  Karolina Krawczyk together. When a prize buck ran past them, they all fired at the exact same moment and the buck dropped. COLLECTION FOR THE WEEK However, there was only one bullet hole, and they $ 3,956.00 didn’t know which of them shot it. So they took it to the registration center, not knowing who should tag it. The THANK YOU FOR YOUR AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE PARISH agent said, “Let me look at the deer. Sometimes I can figure it out.” He asked a few questions, examined the SERDECZNE BOG ZAPLAC ZA WASZE OFIARY deer carefully, and declared, “The preacher shot this buck!” Amazed, they all asked how he knew. Stooping down, he pointed out the wound. “See here. It went in one ear and out the other.” WITAMY W PARAFII SW. JANA KANTEGO IN YOUR PRAYERS In 1966, St. Paul VI promulgated a new set of Please remember the sick and infirm of the parish in regulations for fasting and abstaining from meat in his your prayers: Fr. Lucjan Stokowski, Fr. Ron Szudarek, , Paenitemini. These new rules are Craig & Sam Bak, Barbara Bak, Barbara Byers, Ted listed in the 1983 Code of Law, Canons 1249- Blanda, Fr. John Bryk, Walter & Carol Buczek, Edward 1253 and all Roman Catholics are bound to observe Bugala, Paul Bugala, Delores Cass, Teresa Cieslik,, them. There are two sets of regulations. They are as Jean Elko, , Roseanne Ewazen, Ed Falkowski, Janice follows: ‘Abstinence’ refers to abstaining from meat Franczek Ann Kilbane Friedl, Stella Fryger, Nicole and meat products. Whereas ‘fasting’ refers to the Fuqua, Lloyd Gordon, Mieczyslaw Janczura, Anne quantity of food taken on a given day. The regulation of Kalas, Diane Kearsey, Josephine Kohut, Fran Kopack, abstinence from meat and meat products binds all Henry & Rita Kozlowski, Ted Kusek, Theresa Lipka, Catholics, beginning on the day after their 14th birthday Barbara Lishko, Larry Makowski, Greg Masevice, Toby with no ending age. The law of fasting binds all adults Morgan, Carol Prusek, Valerie Sopczyk Nester, Edward (beginning on their 18th birthday) up to and through age Pieciak, Lottie Pilat, Frank Plewa, Mildred Polanski, 59. “When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full Joyce Resek, David Ross Jr., Betty Ryba, Barbara meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not Skalski, Albert & Irene Stepnowski, Olga Sutowski, equal to a full meal.” (USCCB) Please note the Marlene Sutowski, Joshua Szymczak, Emily Trela, following exceptions according the United States Roberta Virzi, Adele Walczak , Emilia Wojcik, Hettie Conference of Bishop (USCCB), “Those that are Wojtonek, Irene Wyderka, Josephine Zaletanski, excused from fasting and abstinence regardless of age Edward Zubel, and anyone we may have omitted. would include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as . diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. OGŁOSZENIA PARAFIALNE In all cases, common sense should prevail, and ill W tym tygodniu przypada Sroda Popielcowa. W tym persons should not further jeopardize their health by dniu Msze św. Będą w następujących godzinach. O fasting.” godzinie 10:00 rano polska Msza św., i wieczorem o Second, we are changing Weekday Mass time during godzinie 6:30 po angielsku. W tym dniu obowiązuje nas Lent beginning Monday March 4th. Mass will be at wszystkich ścisły post, czyli nie wolno spożywać 6:30 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (stations pokarmów mięsnych. Można tylko zjeść jeden raz first). Tuesdays and Thursdays daily Mass will remain posiłek do syta. at 8:30 am. This switch to a PM slot (M,W,F) is to give those who work an opportunity to attend daily Mass Przez cały okres Wielkiego Postu w Niedzielę po during Lent. Third, please plan to join us at our Stone polskiej Mszy św. będą Gorzkie Zale. W każdy piątek o Soup Social on Friday March 8 at 530 pm. We will godzinie 11:00 a.m. rano, Droga Krzyżowa po polsku i serve a simple vegetable soup and bread then you can po drodze krzyżowej polska Msza św. attend Stations and Mass at 6:30 in Church. Finally Stations of the cross will be each Friday during Lent at 11:00 am in Polish followed by Mass in Polish and 6:30 pm in English followed by Mass in English. Have a Prayer-filled Lent. Fr. Roach

Pastor’s Thoughts This Wednesday March 6th is Ash Wednesday. Most Catholics like to participate in the ritual of receiving Ashes on that day. It is however, not a . Catholics are encouraged but not required to attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. I invite all of our parish to please join us on Wednesday and to begin your journey this Lent in a spirit of prayer. Mass on Wednesday is at 10:00 am in Polish and 6:30 pm in English. Ashes will be distributed during Masses. Celebrating Over 100 years! STO LAT! Family Owned and Operated Since 1914 ~ Parish Member www.tomonfh.com 4772 Pearl Road, Cleveland • 216-741-6661 7327 Pearl Road - Middleburg Heights • 440-243-6111 Pray to St. Rita

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