Rooted in Faith Since 1923 November 22, 2020 ● 34th Sunday In

Mass Schedule:

Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday : 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30a.m., 5:30 p.m.

Daily Mass: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.

Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Holy Days: Vigil 5:30 p.m., 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. 12:00p.m., 7:00 p.m.

Confessions: By request.

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PLEASE NOTE— In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday the Parish Center will close at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25th and will reopen on Monday, November 30th.

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St. Angela Merici Parish Readings For The Week Parish Staff: The Rev. Michael J. Lanning, Pastor, [email protected] SUNDAY: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17 / Ps 23:1-3, 5 The Rev. Donald Dunson, Parochial Vicar, -6 / 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 / Mt 25:31-46 [email protected]

The Rev. Robert Ramser, Parochial Vicar, MONDAY: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5 / Ps 24:1bc-4ab, [email protected] 5-6 / Lk 21:1-4

The Rev. Thomas V. O’Donnell, Senior Priest Retired TUESDAY: Rv 14:14-19 / Ps 96:10-13 / Lk The Rev. Richard Hudak, Senior Priest Retired 21:5-11

The Rev. Mr. James L. Agrippe, Deacon Retired WEDNESDAY: Rv 15:1-4 / Ps 98:1-3ab, 7- The Rev. Mr. Erick Lupson, Deacon, 9 / Lk 21:12-19 [email protected]

Mr. Bill Shaffer, Head of Parish/School Music Ministries, THURSDAY: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a / [email protected] Ps 100:1b-5 / Lk 21:20-28

Mrs. Maureen F. Adler, Youth Minister, [email protected] FRIDAY: Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2 / Ps 84:3-6a,

Mrs. Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Associate Youth Minister, 8a / Lk 21:29-33 [email protected]

Miss Kathy Lynch, DRE, [email protected] SATURDAY: Rv 22:1-7 / Ps 95:1-7ab / Lk 21:34-36 Fr. Rob Ramser, Confirmation Sacrament Coordinator, [email protected] NEXT SUNDAY: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2- Mrs. Patti Horner, Sacrament Coordinator, 7 / Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / [email protected] Mk 13:33-37

Fr. Don Dunson, RCIA Coordinator, [email protected] Oremus Pro Invicem (Pray for Mrs. Therese Whitmore, R.N., Parish Nurse one another) Ms. Suzanne Quinn, Development and Communications Manager, [email protected] In your prayers, please [email protected]; [email protected] remember those in need of Bulletin / Insert Deadline: 10 days prior to publication healing, especially: School: Kathryn Agrippe, Dwight Allen, Alice Bader, Mrs. Lisa Whelan, Upper School Principal Sam Bobko Sr., Andy Corcoran, Ken DeCrane, Jean DiRuggiero, Peggy Drew, Mrs. Elizabeth Andrachik, Lower School Principal Aranka Gajzer, Woody Granger, Greg Mrs. Christina Kutz, Preschool Director Harrison, Ann Hawk, Frank Hawk, Hank Mrs. Julie McGovern, Extended Care Director Hout, Megan Keefe, Fr. Jim Lee, Robert

Mrs. Danyelle Anderson, Nutrition Services Supervisor Lynch, Maureen Materna, Deborah Mortack, James Nieberding, Frances Parcaro, David New Parishioner Registration: Call the Parish Center. Religious Education Classes: Preschool Sunday School, 9:30 Parrish, Michael Pitts, Pat Schabel, William AM; PSR Grades 1-8, Monday 4:00 and 7:00PM; Special Needs, Schmidt, Rita Solly, Becky Soltis, Charlie Monday 7:00PM Steigerwald, Ann Stromp, Don Sullivan and RCIA: This formation for adults who wish to become Catholic begins in early September. Call the Parish Center. Charlotte Zak. Natural Family Planning Classes: Contact Timothy and Mary Ellen Jakubisin at (440) 779-5793, or go to www.ccli.org Baptisms: Second, third, fourth, and fifth Sundays at 12:45 PM. III Arrangements must be made in advance with one of the priests. Pre-Baptism class is required. Katherine Bridget Newman Marriages: Couples should consult the priest of their choice at and least 6 months in advance. Call the Parish Center. Justin Michael Hein Ministry to the Sick/Homebound: Anointing of the Sick; Communion for Shut-Ins. Call the Parish Center. November 28, 2020 Funerals: Arrangements must be made at the Parish Center before any publication in the newspaper.

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Dear Friends, created." The is the personal union of Jesus’s two natures.

The of Our Lord The hypostatic union is the mysterious joining Jesus Christ, King of the of the divine and the human in the one person Universe. Welcome to the last of Jesus. Jesus has two complete natures: one fully weekend of the human and one fully divine. What the teaching and term of grace, a weekend we celebrate of the hypostatic union teaches is that these two natures with Jesus truly as the Lord of our are united in one person in the God-man. Jesus is not lives, the Lord of all! Why is this two persons. He is one person. The hypostatic union is feast/solemnity so important? To remind us of the joining (mysterious though it be) of the divine and the God’s promise that we hear in the first human in the one person of Jesus. reading: ‘I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock.’ Take a So what is the significance for us today in the look at most crucifixes, and especially the one 21st Century? Why bother with this fancy term? in our beautiful church. Etched in the wood is What importance is there in knowing about this hypostatic the famous sign INRI – the Latin abbreviation union? At the end of the day, the term as a term itself it for Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (N.B. not essential, but the concept behind the term is the letter ‘u’ can be a ‘v’ when you are infinitely precious — and worshipfully mind-stretching. chiseling something in wood or stone, e.g., It is immeasurably sweet, and awe-inspiring, IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDAEORVM) (Also, to know that Jesus’s two natures are perfectly N.B. No letter ‘J’ in Latin, so they use ‘I’!!) united in his one person. Jesus is not divided. He is not Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews. two people. He is one person. As the Chalcedonian Creed INRI. Pilate, perhaps guided by the Spirit, from the early Church Council of Chalcedon states, his was correct in the title he placed on the cross, two natures are without confusion, without change, the true ‘throne’ of our loving King, whose without division, and without separation. Jesus is one. crown was the crown of thorns. "From this it follows that to Christ angels and The feast of men are subject. Christ is also King by acquired, originated some time ago in the as well as by natural right, for he is our Redeemer. ...' We 20th Century, a time that doesn’t look too are no longer our own property, for Christ has purchased different from this new 21st Century as us "with a great price"; our very bodies are the "members you may see. The Solemnity of Our Lord of Christ." A third ground of sovereignty is that God Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His referred to as the Feast of Christ the King or special possession and dominion. "All power in heaven Christ the King Sunday, as a regular feast to and on earth has been given to me." (Matthew 28:18) be celebrated is a relatively recent addition to Even beyond the above, the Feast of Christ the Western liturgical calendar, having been the King has an eschatological dimension instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI for the pointing to the end of time when the kingdom of Jesus of the . In 1970 its will be established in all its fullness to the ends of the Roman Rite observance was moved to the final earth. Thus it is fitting and right to celebrate this solemn Sunday of Ordinary Time. Therefore, the feast this weekend, for it leads into , when the earliest date on which it can occur is 20 Church anticipates Christ’s second coming. November and the latest is 26 November. Ecumenically speaking, the Anglican, Lutheran, Think for a moment of the great and many other Protestant Churches also inspired words of Saint Paul celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, which is himself in the New Testament contained in the Revised Common Lectionary. when referring to our crucified king: “For through the law I died to Even though the feast is newer, the the law, that I might live for God. I have been crucified spiritual aspects for each of us echo with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; back through the centuries. You insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son can hold on to ‘hat’ now for a few of God who has loved me and given himself up for moments as we hearken back to the me.” (Galatians 2:19-20) And also think of 1 Corinthians foundation of our faith in Jesus, true God and 1:22 – 25 that we know so well: “For Jews demand signs true man. We can refer to this as the and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ hypostatic union. Read on! According to Cyril crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to of Alexandria, "Christ has dominion over all Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks creatures, ...by essence and by nature." His alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. kingship is founded upon the hypostatic For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, union. "... [T]he Word of God, as and the weakness of God is stronger than human consubstantial (the word we use in the Creed) strength.” What was a horrible form of execution by the with the Father, has all things in common with Romans and a horrid experience to see has become the him, and therefore has necessarily supreme throne of grace, the mystery contained in the Eucharist, and absolute dominion over all things and the pathway of love for us. This is what we celebrate with Christ our King. 4

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Actually I remember a ceremony at the When we each recognize that local Poor Clare monastery when a young nun baptism in Christ Jesus is the took her final vows. On her head was placed a source of our ‘power’, we will symbolic crown of thorns to remind her of Christ have a chance – women and men, lay and the King to whom she was to dedicate her life in radical ordained – to reform and reshape the poverty and bare feet! I remember so clearly the words Church, the Church where all belong, all about Saint Francis of Assisi etched in stone in the are needed, and all are called to use their seminary building I attended: Scio Pauperum Christum gifts. And when those gifts are not used or Crucifixum – I know the poor, crucified Christ. No wonder abused, then truly all are needed to act Saint Francis is so often pictured with the crucifix in his with care, responsibility, and love. hand and of course with the Stigmata, the wounds of Christ Otherwise we bring hurt to a world that is crucified. This is our king. in desperate need of healing – from oldest

th to youngest, from brightest to weakest. Lots of churches from the 20 Century had statues and windows (like ours) depicting Christ The call to vocations for as King with a crown, etc. This symbolic marriage, the single life, and the priesthood and religious representation reminds of Christ as the true King life must form a balance and a of the Universe, but we shouldn’t forget that the full array of gifts through the call of true crown is the crown of thorns as seen on our Baptism. We need each vocation to build beautiful crucifix in the sanctuary. God bless the up the kingdom of God. That is why we family that gave it to us! must never be afraid to help others to the ministerial priesthood who might be What about the recent report from Rome? dissuaded by the actions of a few who What should we think? abused their call. We need to pray about this and be clear about it. All this takes Remarkably as we celebrate Christ the courage and strength that only the Spirit King, our thoughts are moved to news reports can give. I know so many priests who about our Church in the United States and have done great work – not perfect around the world. The recent Roman report individuals but dedicated to their work as has been in the news around the globe. I know that were the millions in marriage and the these days of the Roman report on the sad and single life dedicated to their work and call. devastating actions of the former cardinal McCarrick can For those who wish or need to read affect us all. It has dredged up hurtful and angry thoughts further on this challenging topic, I’d and feelings. Perhaps the readings of last week about suggest looking at the bishops’ website, at ‘talents’ and the feast this week of Christ who gave himself America Magazine from the Jesuits, so totally for us out of love may help to get us through and Bishop Barron from Word on Fire, and see a light at the end of a dark tunnel. The re-emergence also an article from CRUX of the News you of sexual abuse stories can be like a stake in our hearts, a can find at the following link: punch that knocks the wind right out of us. But it also calls us to take up our baptismal call for everyone, lay and https://cruxnow.com/interviews/2020/11/ ordained alike, to continue reform in our Church. Great leading-abuse-expert-hopes-mccarrick- writers over the centuries have reminded us that reform is report-will-have-consequences/? not only possible but necessary on the long journey and utm_source=Crux+Daily+Newsletter&utm_ pilgrimage through time as we build up the kingdom of campaign=cdfacac6eb- Christ the King. Daily+Blast&utm_medium=email&utm_ter m=0_15d5f1aae4-cdfacac6eb-47497413 The call of reform echoes from every great Council in the history of the Church. Think of Saint These are not all easy reads or John XXIII. The call to participation and keen spiritual commentaries but they do watchfulness in love for reform and management is a call point to a new and hopefully more positive that is absolutely necessary in all ages of Church’s direction for all concerned. Now some existence. Not just for a crisis but as a rightful duty of all thoughts on the readings for this final the baptized. Perhaps for too long we have equated Sunday of the Church year: leadership and authority only with ordination, making anyone ‘in the pews’ seem like second-class citizen to some CHRIST THE KING, the 34th and less responsible for sanctifying the world to Christ SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME— CYCLE A because they were not ordained. The many decades ago reminded us that we are the THE SURPRISE ENDING: The People of God. The gifts of ordination are wonderful, but Text: Matthew 25:31-46 there are foundational gifts given to us all in Baptism. These last decades remind us that discipleship is not left to In the movie On Cold Mountain, the clergy alone or to the realm of clericalism while others based on the best-selling novel of the are only permitted to ‘help’ the clergy. We can never forget same name, Nicole Kidman plays the this. role of woman who suffers with great patience as she waits in hope for the return

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ST. ANGELA MERICI PARISH FAIRVIEW PARK, OH of her love from the Civil War, played by Jude sets of people respond to the judgment with the same Law. Spoiler alert: if you missed the movie or question, “Lord, when did we see you naked, or in prison, did not read the book, close your ears for a or poor?” No one, saint nor sinner, realized that in the moment, because here we are going to talk acts of service and compassion rendered — or withheld — about the way the plot ends, and we do not want to the least of the human race, they had sealed their own to spoil it for you if you intend to find out on your fate. Truly, it was a surprise ending; for everyone. own. The second surprise is that small and concrete Well, as you might know, the character acts of kindness are used as the criteria for played by Jude Law does finally return to great judgment. We expect great judgment to be Nicole Kidman, in the little North Carolina based upon great actions. Huge acts of patriotism mountain town where he was raised, and where receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Great exertion she has been waiting. The entire movie has been and prowess is rewarded with the gold medal at the set against the unresolved tension of their Olympics. And conversely, horrendous acts of cruelty separation, and the audience joins the couple as receive the harshest penalties. The more heinous the they suffer in their aloneness, and as they strain crime; the more stiff the sentence. But in this parable to find each other again. And then, finally, just of Jesus, the ultimate rewards and the ultimate as the lovers reunite, he is struck down by a fatal punishments are based on relatively minor actions. bullet. The movie ends, the lights in the theater Feeding the poor, clothing the naked, visiting the go up, and the credits begin to roll. But the prisoner, showing compassion to the stranger—these are audience still sits there, stunned and noble acts, to be sure, but they do not seem to be the disappointed. A surprise ending, but for most, stuff of final and eternal judgment. And yet, this seems not the ending they wanted. to be precisely the point in the parable; hence the surprise. Surprise endings. We love them. Or we hate them. Few times in our lives will we have the opportunity to make some great act of heroism, Today we come to the end of the some headline-making act of courage or compassion. Christian year, the Sunday celebrating Few of us will have the chance to make major changes in Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. world policy, to discover a cure for a ravaging disease, to We normally refer to it as Christ the King. Next broker the peace between nations. But all of us have week we start a whole new liturgical year, with the chance, indeed many chances, to do the small the beginning of Advent. But today we also things well — to offer the cup of cold water, to alleviate come to the end of the public preaching of Jesus one small corner of suffering, to light one small candle as recorded in Saint Matthew’s Gospel. We against the darkness, to speak out against just one proclaim the famous section of Matthew 25. injustice that we witness. It may not seem like much, but After this, as Matthew’s Gospel continues, during apparently Jesus thinks the way we handle these small the final week of his life, Jesus addresses his moments — or fail to do so — is of eternal importance. disciples in private settings, or certain individuals Now that is a surprise, isn’t it? in personal ways. The passage before us in today’s gospel reading is the final story And the final surprise is that the ending sounds Jesus uses to close his public speaking life, so negative to our ears. Is this any way to end a at least as collected and edited by Matthew. This sermon? With gnashing of teeth, wailing, and is a day of endings. And when we listen close, torment? What ever happened to “happily ever after” these are surprising endings in many ways, too. endings? But that is not the way Matthew has collected the sayings of Jesus. In fact, this final chapter of The first surprise is that all of those Jesus’ public teaching concludes with three judged by Christ in this scene of Last parables, the Wise and Foolish Virgins, the Talents, Judgment are surprised by the verdict and now this picture of Sheep and the Goats. These they receive. When you look at Leonardo da three parables have comprised our gospel lessons Vinci’s panel of the Last Judgment in the Vatican for the past three Sundays. And all three parables you see the central picture of the exalted Christ are essentially parables of judgment, each of which separating the righteous saints on their way to involves a pairing of good and bad examples — five wise heaven from the wicked sinners on their way to virgins (bridesmaids) and five foolish, two faithful the torments of hell. If you look at the faces of stewards and one lazy fearful one, blessed sheep and the redeemed you see bliss and joy, and on the wicked goats. Did you notice that in each story, it is the faces of the damned you see utter distress and faithful who are rewarded first, with the judgment held to terror. This is the way most of us picture the last for the damned? In other words, each story scene at the final judgment day. But that it is individually, and the triptych collectively, puts the end not bliss or terror that Jesus paints on the faces stress on the negative. Each ends with someone banging of his characters in this parable. In both panels on a door that is shut, or cast out into utter darkness, or of judgment, whether the “sheep” that enter into thrown into an eternal fire prepared for the devil and his heaven, or the “goats” that are cast to hell, the angels. facial expression is the same — surprise. Neither the good nor the bad expect the ending Perhaps we prefer preaching that emphasizes they get, because they did not anticipate the “the power of positive thinking,” don’t you criteria by which they were judged. Both think? But Matthew has a point up his sermonic 6

34TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 22, 2020 sleeve by this method of editing. He intends for his hearers to So how do we give drink to the be surprised, even shocked a bit. For Saint Matthew is writing thirsty? to a Church living a generation after the events about which he writes. It has been 40 years since Jesus lived in Palestine when Obviously, especially given what Matthew writes, and in the meantime his Church has grown lax. has just been said, there is an Christianity wasn’t new anymore. And the return of aspect to this that is brutally Christ the King had not happened as soon as originally concrete. Water is even more important anticipated. So Matthew retells the gospel story, surprise than food. Without water we die, are endings and all, to stir his Church again into the lively, active, unable to wash ourselves and our loving people of God that they — and we — were redeemed to clothing, and are unable to enjoy any become. quality of life whatever. To lack clean, drinkable water is to lack the first Father Rolheiser has a few good thoughts for us, too, on necessity of life. Hence, Jesus’ command this last Sunday of the liturgical year of grace: to give drink to the thirsty is, first of all,

Give Drink to the Thirsty—What is required is a change about looking around ourselves and our of heart and ultimately a change of lifestyle, by each of us world and trying to provide for every who do have clean water person on this earth clean, drinkable water. When we think of the essentials of the Christian faith we generally associate these with belief in a certain creed, What is required is a change of heart and acceptance of various dogmas, adherence to a certain moral ultimately a change of lifestyle, by each of us who do have clean water. code, especially as it pertains to private morality, involvement with a church community, and with having some personal This, given the present situation relationship to Christ in our lives. of the planet, is not easy to do. A Now, while these things are essential and may never long, and mostly morally sanctioned, be denigrated, Jesus would add something else. For him, history of privilege and inequality— a criterion, in fact the criterion, for the practice of the wherein some of us have surplus while Christian faith is the exercise of the corporal works of mercy. others lack for basic necessities—has Have we fed the hungry? Given drink to the thirsty? Clothed the made for a situation in which there is now naked? a rationalized acceptance of the fact that millions of people lack the basic physical What is required is a change of heart and ultimately a change of necessities for life, including clean lifestyle, by each of us who do have clean water. drinkable water. Thus, to get water to the Jesus’ command to practice the corporal works of thirsty today requires more than just the mercy is direct, uncompromising, and everywhere positive efforts being made by those present in the entire New Testament. Taken as whole, individuals and agencies which are every tenth line in the New Testament is a direct challenge to directly trying to bring clean water into the Christian to reach out to the physically poor. In Luke’s poor areas. What is required, as well, is a gospel, it is every sixth line. In the Epistle of James, it is every change of heart and ultimately a change fifth line. Involvement with the poor is not a negotiable item. of lifestyle, by each of us who do have This is mandated with the same weight as is any creed, dogma, clean water. and moral or spiritual teaching. As the great social of And this may never be just spiritualized. The command the church, from Leo XIII through to be involved with the physically poor means just that, the John Paul II, re-iterate over and over, physically poor. It is rationalizing when we turn the corporal clean water will come to everyone on the works of mercy into something less concrete, namely, when we planet when those of us who have define the physically poor in such a wide sense so as to include surplus, of any kind, live fully moral lives, everyone—“To feed the hungry can also mean feeding those namely when we accept that is it not who are spiritually hungry.” “To give drink to the thirsty can right to have surplus while other lack also mean giving spiritual nourishment to those who, while necessities: affluent materially, are hungry for deeper things.” There is a  God intended the earth and sense in which this is true, but that is not what Jesus intended everything in it for the sake of all in Matthew 25 and not what the church has perennially intended human beings. ... Thus created goods in its social teachings. should flow fairly to all. All other rights, There is a spiritual sense to hunger, thirst, and whatever they may be, are subordinated poverty, but that is addressed elsewhere, both in the to this principle. (Popularum Progressio New Testament and in Church teachings. Reaching out to 22 & Gaudium et Spes 69) the deeper, non-material, hungers and thirsts of humanity is  No person or country may have what is mandated in the spiritual works of mercy. The words of surplus if others do not have the Jesus in the gospels challenging us to reach out to the basic necessities. (Rerum Novarum 19; physically poor are not intended spiritually. The corporal works Quadregesimo Anno 50-51; Mater et of mercy are about reaching out to the physically poor, pure and Magistra 119-121; Populorum Progressio simple. 230)

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What is required is a change of heart and The advent of life-streaming of our Masses in the ultimately a change of lifestyle, by each of near future will also help us to have remote us who do have clean water. meetings, maybe concerts, etc. We know how important Giving drink to the thirsty involves this is, but we just weren’t able to get the job done with so looking at those principles with more much going on in school, preparing for PSR, etc. So we hope moral courage than we have up to now. – and pray that we will have life-streaming by . I Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI hope that you will enjoy this. Our building is beautiful but not especially adaptable to the technology of the 21st Such is the pathway to Century. But we will prevail! And it’s no secret: This past holiness of life in this past year year has been challenging with COVID protocols, making sure and in the year to come. What our campus is sanitized and healthy for everyone’s benefit, about holiness? Let’s not forget: and also more secure. These project aren’t inexpensive but told us much about necessary. God bless you for your generous support of our holiness, ideas and pathways we can parish. It makes a critical difference in so many lives. contemplate during this holy month of November, and especially as we Some folks are getting really fatigued at this point remember those who died in the past year in the pandemic world. Here’s website that might be from our own families and community of of help: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/health/quarantine- faith. Francis wrote the following in his fatigue-is-real-coronavirus-wellness/index.html apostolic exhortation from A.D. 2018: APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION GAUDETE Have you had a chance to peruse the Holy ET EXSULTATE OF THE HOLY FATHER Father’s newest ? Don’t forget the FRANCIS ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS link in case you want to check it out. It’s on the IN TODAY’S WORLD. long side but well worth it: In this wonderful living document, http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/ the pope shares with us his thoughts documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli- on holiness, especially the Beatitudes. tutti.html. Here is the link to the entire document and some early excerpts for us. A nice read for Again, God bless you in all that you do. Thank November! you for your generosity.

http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/ Oremus pro invicem. Soli Deo Gloria. en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa- francesco_esortazione- ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html Father Michael J. Lanning, Pastor

The call to holiness in a practical way for our own time, with all its risks, challenges and opportunities. For the Lord has chosen each one of us “to be Youth Of holy and blameless before him in love” (Eph 1:4). St. Angela

And don’t forget some practical matters as the weather changes, too: The Youth of Saint Angela, YOSA, thanks you for your prayerful support always. The cry room is done. If you are Over these months of battling COVID, YOSA has assisted by planning on using it, please stop by making masks for the Westside Catholic Center, bagging for some instructions on using the hundreds of lunches for St. Herman’s shelter and providing speaker system to hear sermons (or and serving many families through the Family Engagement shut them off!) when in that room. We program. have spent some time and money and We are proud to say that we still meet every other week to energy to make the room comfortable for plan out and execute our service plan for the month. you, and we want you to feel relaxed in the With the holidays we will continue to help these agencies space made for your comfort and the along with the Front Steps program which houses many happiness/security of your young ones. men, women and children. We are gratefully accepting financial donations to help YOSA with their projects. Donations can be dropped off in the And we are excited about the offertory basket at Mass or at the Parish Center. Please Live Streaming Project getting mark your donation “YOSA” and we will gladly put your underway. Several folks have donation into action. offered to help offset the cost of this Contact Maureen Adler at [email protected]. important new aspect of our parish Thank you for your generosity. community life. If you are interested, please call me. Always room for more!

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for the week

Monday, November 23—St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr; St. Columban, Abbot; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr

8:30AM Jane and Henry Keating

Tuesday, November 24—St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

8:30AM Carolyn Mayer

Wednesday, November 25—St. Through the #weGive Catholic campaign, we have a chance Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and to be a part of a larger community during Northeast Ohio's Martyr Online Day of Catholic Giving - an opportunity to unite 8:30AM Carol Harrison people around organizations that touch the very soul of who we are as Catholics. Once again we are raising funds to enhance technology at Thursday, November 26 Sam School. We have many technology needs in the next 8:30AM Jim Kennedy year such as updating software in our computer lab, adding ActivPanels in our Fine Arts classrooms and adding an Friday, November 27 additional cart of iPads for our Lower School, just to name a 8:30AM Christopher Wenzler few. We need your help! Please join our campaign and help us Saturday, November 28 reach our goal of $40,000! We need you to tell your friends 8:30AM Paul Raia and family members about our ongoing efforts to support 4:30PM Raymond DelFiandra our students and teachers and ask them to join us in helping to make a difference. Sunday, November 29- 1st Sunday On Tuesday, December 1, starting at 12 AM, visit of Advent wegivecatholic.org and make a donation to St. Angela Merici. With your help, we will reach our fundraising goals on 7:30AM Bert Lavelle #weGiveCatholic giving day! 9:30AM Mary Alice Lear Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/samparish.org so you 11:30AM Dr. D.Z. Zapanta can share in the excitement of our Catholic Day of Giving and remember to Give Catholic on #GivingTuesday, 5:30PM For the Parish December 1. If you have any questions or would like more information, let us know! Contact Suzanne Quinn at [email protected] or (440) 333-2133, ext. 117. Thank you in advance for your generosity! FINANCIAL REPORTS

LITTLE BLUE BOOKS PLEASE NOTE:

Little Books for Advent are available in the The financial Report for the weekend of Parish Center only. November 14/15 will be available in next week’s bulletin. A $1 donation is appreciated.

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