St. Parish Pastoral Staff Mass Schedule Pastor: Fr. Dale W. Staysniak Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm, 6:00pm Parochial Vicar: Fr. Peter T. Kovacina Sunday: 8:00am,10:00am, DRE/Pastoral Minister : Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E 12:00pm Pastoral Minister: Sr. Roberta Goebel, OSU Principal: Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz Parish Secretary Mrs. Joyce Fanous Monday-Friday: 7:00am, 8:00am Music Minister : Mrs. Nancy Tabar Holy Days: Vigil - 5:30pm 7:00am, 9:00am 5:30pm, 7:00pm Parish Directory Parish Address: 6750 State Road Confession Schedule Parma, Ohio 44134 Parish Office: (440) 842-2666 Saturday: 3:00pm-4:00pm Religious Education: (440) 845-4470 or by appointment Parish Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 9:00am-7:00pm Friday 9:00am-4:00pm Stay Connected Parish Website: stanthonypaduaparma.org parmastanthony

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 7:00AM Sybil Dougherty 8:00AM Andrew S. Zolnay

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 7:00AM Barbara Karpinski 8:00AM Esther Baechle

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle. Elinor Boehnlein Robert Klimo 7:00AM Nguyen Jean Gurchensky Anthony Lawicki 8:00AM Margaret Polonus Frederick CJ. Hushea William Masek Alexander Shumay THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, St. , Bishop & Martyr. 7:00AM Helen Wasco 8:00AM & Robert Reis

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7:00AM Matthias J. Zolnay Contribution for Weekend February 11/12, 2017: 8:00AM Frank & Rosemary Geraci

Total Offering: $15,016.82 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Sunday Collection: $10,857.32 4:30PM Cingle Faith Direct: $4,159.50 6:00PM For People of the Parish (living & deceased) Poor Box: $140.00 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 8:00AM Pilch Family 10:00AM Lisa Snyder 12:00PM Ron Klusak 5:00PM Evening Prayer - Eucharistic Devotions SUNDAY THOUGHT Please Pray For: Martha Ashton, Ed & Helen Matthew 5:38-48 Bartkiewicz, Irene Bednar, Maxine Cerny, Joe & Marcia Demko, Gary DiRosa, Ray Dmytriw, Margaret Double, In our Gospel reading today Jesus tells us to offer no Norbert Erker, Rita Fecek, Greg Findura, Anne Kilbane-Friedl, resistance to the wicked. Can we imagine a world like Sandra Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Robert Gielski, that? We live in a world that counsels us to “fight back” John Gladden, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron Hicks, Celeste Hurley, instead. To be pushed around is weakness. Revenge is Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie Jasany, Janet Johnson, not only considered right, it’s pursued with glee. But Pat Jones, Michael Kaliszewski, Betty Kilbane, Donald Kotarsky, Cynthia Kufleitner, Karen Kulju, Andrea Lagzdins, the God Jesus describes for us today in our Gospel is Robert Laheta, Dorothy Laquatra, Isidoro LaRosa, John Lieske, great-hearted and merciful. One who goes far beyond Michael Lieske, Corinne Lipinski, Elizabeth Madar, Thomas just the minimum required by law. Of course Jesus’ Madej, John Martin, Edward & Josephine Maskulka, Emmett statements, especially “Love your enemies and pray for & Lenore Masterson, Claudia & Russell Mazanec, Peyton those who persecute you,” are meant to provoke in us McCarthy, Rosemarie Medvin, Helen Marie Mendyka, John an imagine of God who is beyond anything we have Metzger, Theodore & Dorothy Nagy, Jane Najlepszy, Mary ever known. Jesus preaches a vison of a new world, not Niec, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Agnes Padar, Timothy Petro, Carrie Piechowski, Deanna Pisano, John Precario, Mary Jane just an improvement on the old one. Jesus shows us Precario, Christopher Reeves, Leigh-Ann Revay, Vinny Ruvo, what God’s reign of peace and justice will be like. Frances Rymut, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Robert & These shocking examples that overturn the normal Teresa Setele, Margaret Sheridan, Joe Skerl, Helen Smith, order of life reflect the character of God. Not everyone Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Jack Taylor, Phyllis Tomaselli, though is happy to learn that this is how God is. Are Shirley Trausch, Alice Tucker, Loretta Vacca, Annie you? Vorndran, Cathy Yappel, Andrew Yaronczyk, Christopher Yurko, Amanda Hope Zmecek. 1 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 19, 2017

CELEBRATING THE Gregory of Narek, (951-1003) ST. ANTHONY WINE AND BEER TASTING EVENT Gregory was born to a family of scholarly Mark your calendars for our Wine churchmen. His father, Khosrov, was an archbishop. He and Beer Tasting Event to be held lost his mother very early, so he was raised and educated by Saturday April 22, 2017 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM in his cousin, Anania of Narek, who was Abbess and founder the school gym. We will be featuring wine and beer of a monastery for women in Narek. At a young age, from Royal Park Fine Wine in North Royalton. Gregory entered the Monastery known as Narekavank on Tickets are $30.00 per person and will go on sale after the south-east shore of in , known all the Masses the weekend of March 4/5. So come then also as Greater Armenia, where he lived and taught join your fellow parishioners for an evening of food, the remainder of his life. Shortly before the end of wine and friendship. the first millennium of Christianity, Gregory’s monastery was a thriving center of learning. These were relatively quiet, creative times before the Turkic and Mongol FREE THROW UPDATE invasions that changed Armenian life forever. Armenia was St. Anthony of Padua Knights of Columbus council is experiencing a renaissance in literature, painting, pleased to announcement the next round of the Youth Free architecture and theology, of which St. Gregory was a Throw contest will be held right here at St. Anthony’s in the leading figure. Gregory’s monastery was completely school gym on Monday February 20, 2017 beginning at destroyed in the 20th century after the . 6pm. The gym will open @ 5:45pm for warm ups. If your Gregory is especially remembered for his poetry; child won their age group at the event held on January 16, his odes and melodies are liturgical mainstays of the 2017, please plan on attending. More information should be Armenian Church. His last and greatest work, the Book of available at the February round, concerning the next round Lamentations, a collection of ninety-five prayers, has in March. sustained his people for many centuries as they have suffered repeated oppression under Turkish Muslims. When 1.5 million were brutally massacred in the year

1915, Gregory’s people turned to his moving Lamentations. ST. ANTHONY’S FISH FRY Wounded by sin and yet serenely confident, Gregory prays to God: “Only you can work the miracle to make life possible for a souls so imperiled by suffering and doubt.” St. Anthony of Padua Parish will again be holding their Francis declared Gregory our newest Doctor of the Annual Lenten Fish Fry each Friday during Lent Church in 2015. Saint Gregory of Narek’s feast is beginning March 3rd through and including Good Friday, celebrated on February 27th. April 14th from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. To make this a continued, yearly success your help is needed. There is a need for cooks in the kitchen. Help will be available to give whatever special training may be needed. There is also a need for waiters and waitresses and generous souls A big thank you from the Social Concerns who will help with the clean-up after the close of the Committee. The “Diaper and Wipe” shower for the evening. Please consider helping to make this a parish MetroHealth Friends of Mothers and Infants was a great success by filling out the tear-off below and returning it in success. Our parish donated over 4,000 diapers, over 8,000 next week’s collection or call the rectory at (440) 842- baby wipes, and over $600. Thank you for your support. 2666 and volunteer. And…... Fr. Dale Thank you to everyone who supported our Ladies Guild —————————————————————- Valentine Raffle by selling or purchasing tickets. Through your generosity we realized a profit of almost $800.00. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP! The prize winners are: 1st prize Helen Marie Mendyka, 2nd prize Betty Damm and 3rd prize Terry Duraney. NAME______******************************************* Weekly Work of Mercy PHONE______Pray for our parishioners who recently died. Their names are found on page two of the bulletin.

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WOMEN’S PRAYER RELIGIOUS ORDER OF THE WEEK BREAKFAST As a prelude to our upcoming Order: Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity (OSST) Lenten season, all women are invited to attend a prayer breakfast Origin: In 1198, John of Matha was inspired to found a on Saturday, February 25 in the community dedicated to the Trinity in order to share Hospitality Room sponsored by the Women’s Faith the Trinity's love through Redemptive Charity. On Ministry. Registration is at 8:00 a.m., breakfast is September 8, 1762, Teresa Cucchiari followed her at 8:15 and the program begins promptly at 9:00 and ends own special call by the Trinity and received the at noon. The cost is $5 to be paid during registration the Trinitarian habit. She became the Foundress of the day of the event and includes breakfast and program female branch of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. materials. If cost is a concern, please mention when you RSVP. Speaker and author, Sister Rosemarie Carfagna, Charism: As members of the Trinitarian tradition, the OSU, will present and facilitate group discussion on prayer sisters are dedicated to giving glory to the Most Holy and what we can do as Christian women to enhance our Trinity through a unique apostolic ministry. The prayer life. Sister Carfagna was a former professor at United States Motherhouse is located on the property Ursuline College, has taught at John Carroll University and of the beautiful setting of the National of Our St. Mary Seminary in , and is involved in Lady of Lourdes in Euclid, Ohio. spiritual direction and retreat work. She has a rich background in Christian spirituality and is excited to share Website: http://www.srstrinity.com her knowledge with us. Seating is limited. Please RSVP (required for an accurate meal and materials count) by calling the parish office at (440) 842-2666 or by email at [email protected]. HEY CATHOLIC! DID YOU KNOW… Did you know that the priest cleanses the sacred vessels after Communion with water. This ensures that all the fragments of the Eucharist SEMINARIAN OF THE WEEK are consumed. During this process, the priest prays, “What Every week, our parish will promote vocations by has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess with encouraging the community to pray for our diocesan purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may seminarians. be our healing for eternity.” Please pray for Matthew Cortnik. PSR REMINDER There are No PSR Classes tomorrow, February 20, 2017 due to Presidents Day. Classes resume next Monday February WEEKLY MASS REMINDER 27, 2017. One hour before Holy Communion, we abstain from any food and drink, with the exception only of water and medicine. During this time, we should also abstain from candies, breath mints, lozenges, and chewing gum. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 6:00PM K of C Free Throw Event - G EVANGELIZATION TIP 7:00PM RCIA - LR Follow the parish on Facebook @parmastanthony. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Invite your friends to follow as well. 7:00PM The Way - CM 7:00PM Track & Field Orientation Mtg. - H WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 7:00PM Knights of Columbus Officers Mtg. - SA CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 6:45PM Bingo - H CORNER 7:30PM Mixed Choir - CH “Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 useless. God is merciful and will hear your 9:00AM Women’s Faith Ministry Prayer Breakfast prayer.” — St. Pio of Pietrelcina (aka Padre SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Pio) 7:00PM Athletic Association Board Meeting - G

3   VJ VJVI1JRV`   Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017, begins the season of Lent. The Season of Lent is our yearly opportunity to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ using the traditional practices of prayer, penance, and good works. Every Catholic has a serious obligation to enter fully into the spirit of this Holy Season. This Lenten Reminder suggests ways we can respond to our Lenten call to holiness.

Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017, and Good Friday, April 14, 2017, are days of fasting and abstinence. The practice of fasting means eating only one full meal on a prescribed day of fast supplemented with two smaller meals eaten on the same day. All Catholics who have reached their 18th birthday and have not yet reached their 60th birthday are obligated to fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting. While a Catholic is not bound to fast on the other days of Lent, the Church strongly encourages voluntary acts of penance and self- denial of some kind during Lent. The practice of Abstinence means the abstaining from eating meat. Abstinence begins for all Catholics when they reach their 14th birthday. There is no age when the obligation to abstain from eating meat stops. Catholics are required to practice abstinence from meat as long as health permits. Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence.

Daily Mass

Attendance at Daily Mass is Lent’s most perfect form of prayer. Reflection on the daily Scripture readings and the reception of the Eucharist provides Catholics with their primary source for spiritual growth. Mass is celebrated Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for private adoration every Friday Afternoon during Lent following Stations of the Cross (1:00 p.m.) until 5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration is an essential part of a vibrant spiritual life. Come and spend some quiet prayerful with the Lord.

Stations of the Cross

Meditating on the Passion and Death of Jesus by making the Stations of the Cross is recommended by the Church as a salutary practice for every Catholic during Lent. The Stations of the Cross can be prayed individually as a daily practice or celebrated communally on Fridays during Lent. Join our school children on Friday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. for the Stations of the Cross, or come Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m. for Stations of the Cross followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.     The Sacrament of Reconciliation

The reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is encouraged to be received during Lent. are heard every Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The diocesan wide Evening of Confession during Lent will be offered on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Our parish’s Lenten Communal Penance Service is scheduled for Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Confessions will be heard during Holy Week on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and following both Good Friday Services, April 14, 2017 until all confessions has been heard.

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Parish Lenten Programs and Practices

Catholicism: The Pivotal Players

Bishop Robert Barron new series, The Pivotal Players will be presented as our parish’s spiritual offering this Lent. This series of five DVD’s by Bishop Barron highlights a key Catholic who has made a major contribution to the Church’s culture and spirituality. Each evening will begin in church at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude by 8:00 p.m. The Pivotal Players are:

Thursday, March 2, 2017 – St. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 – St. Wednesday, March 22, 2017 – St. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – G. K. Chesterton Wednesday, April 5, 2017 – Blessed

Come and join us for an evening of prayer, insight and conversation.

Rice Bowl Program

The Rice Bowl Program from Catholic Relief Services invites families to eat one simple meal each week during Lent and donate the money they otherwise would have spent for a more elaborate meal to feed the poor. Rice Bowls and information about the program will be made available to the parish on Ash Wednesday and on the First Sunday of Lent. Rice Bowl donations can be returned at the Holy Thursday celebration, on Easter Sunday or at the parish office.