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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 Mrs. Joyce Fanous Parish Secretary CONFESSION SCHEDULE Mrs. Nancy Tabar By appointment only—please call the rectory Music Minister

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

(440) 845-3444

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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
PARMA, OH

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
7:00AM
All Souls in Purgatory

Chester Grad
8:00AM
Rose Tomaselli
Elizabeth Madar




TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, The Presentation of the Lord.


7:00AM
Stephen Krupa

8:00AM
Ray Pfeil



WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

7:00AM
Eugene Mendyka
8:00AM
Mary & George Doerflinger


Contributions for Jan. 23/24, 2021
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Sunday Offering: $9,263.48
7:00AM
Special Intention  Robert A. Setele
Faith Direct: $3,486.60

8:00AM
Jean Danko

Poor Box: $34.00
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr.

7:00AM
Maria Nguyen
Please consider our Parish’s Egiving option through 8:00AM
Fran Zavesky
Faith Direct. It is easy and secure.


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, St. Paul Miki & Companions, Visit our parish website www.stanthonypaduaparma.org
Martyrs.
to sign up. Click on Donate at the top of the page. Thank 4:30PM
Steve Barto

you for your continued financial support.
6:00PM
Tom Fanous

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

8:00AM
Mary Relich


10:00AM
Harry Thom


12:00PM
For People of the Parish (living & deceased)



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SUNDAY THOUGHT
Monday through Friday Mass schedule
Mark 1:2128
One publically celebrated Mass at 8:00AM where the
scheduled intention for that Mass will be remembered.
We are told in today’s Gospel that the people in the One privately celebrated Mass where the 7:00AM synagogue in Capernaum were impressed with Jesus scheduled intention will be remembered.
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what other people were thinking or saying about Please Pray For: Ed Bartkiewicz, Chad Bigley, Charles & things or expressing current trends and opinion polls. Joyce Bruno, Karen Burke, Rick & Christopher Buzinski, Donna He always spoke the clear and unadulterated truth. He Cornell, George & Janet Cron, Marcia Demko, Margaret Double, Norbert Erker, Jack Ernest, Greg Findura, Anne Kilbane
Friedl, was not concerned whether He would be accepted by Sandra & Logan Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Josephine others for what He taught, or as eventually will be the Gaul, Robert Gielski, Frank Gumina, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron case, rejected by His own people. God’s words of Hicks, Celeste Hurley, Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie truth cannot be contained. Even the demons as we Jasany, Janet Johnson, Bill Kaine, Lou Ann Keith, Betty Kilbane, Donald Kotarsky, Anthony William Kronholz, Cynthia Kufleitner, hear today in our passage were impressed by Jesus’ Andrea Lagzdins, Brian Lear, April & John J. Lieske, Pat Lieske, integrity. As Jesus’ followers today, we likewise are Corinne Lipinski, Thomas Madej, Andy Magnani, Edward & to be men and women of the truth of God’s forgiving Josephine Maskulka, Lenore Masterson, Claudia Mazanec, Mary and healing message of Salvation; a message that will Ann Mazzola, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Jane Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Ann Marie Niziolek, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Gabe receive mixed reactions as it did when it was first Papke, Marla Perko, John Peters, Carrie Piechowski, Nick & John spoken by Jesus himself. Let us ask the Holy Spirit’s Precario, Brian Puhaulik, Christopher Reeves, Leigh
Ann Revay, help today for the courage we need to be witnesses of Kendall Rossi, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Margaret Sheridan, the Gospel.
Helen Smith, Joan Smyke, Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Diane Straub, Logan Thomas, Richard Turocy, Annie Vorndran, Margaret and Mary Williamson, Cathy Yappel, Christopher Yurko, Abigail Weir. 1
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Cleveland exercises akin to the form of the spiritual exercises native.
Tune in on Thursday 2/18 at 5:00 pm, Friday thought to be given by Ignatius and the early Jesuits 2/19 at 8:00 am, or Sunday 2/21 at 1:00 pm to learn to anyone of good will. Each fourweek retreat in how the Archdiocese addresses the spiritual needs of daily life involves a commitment to 4050 minutes a our servicemen and women.
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Vic and Pat Voinovich
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