St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church A National Historic Landmark ~ Founded April 1869 Celebrating 150 Years of Tradition 1930 West 54th Street • Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Parish Office: 216-631-5633 Fax: 216-631-5634 Website: ststephencleveland.org Email: [email protected] The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time — August 22, 2021 Parish Office Hours Parish Staff Church Secretary: Bapsm The bapsm of infants and children under 1st Friday 6:30pm / 1st Saturday 9:30am the age of seven is celebrated monthly. Call the Parish Office to Register. Marriage Weddings should be arranged with the Pastor at least 6 months in advance. This Week’s Church Services MASS SCHEDULE CELEBRANT SCHEDULE We welcome all Parishioners and Visitors to Mass at St. Stephen. Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM The Confession schedule is as follows— Aug 21 & 22 Fr. Caroli Fr. Franz Fr. Benjamin Saturday: 4:15—4:45 pm — Church—Confessional box Aug 28 & 29 Fr. Benjamin Fr. Franz Fr. Caroli Sunday: before 9:30 am Mass—Church—Confessional box All Sundays at 9:30am & Holy Days: Rev. Bede Kotlinski Please call the Parish Office if you wish to scheduled a private Confession. LITURGICAL MINISTRIES — August 21 & 22 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM Saturday, August 21, 2021—Church Lector Fred Courtright Glenn Voreis Diana Lipfird Vigil of the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time E.M. TBD 5:00 PM Evelyn Trucks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LITURGICAL MINISTRIES —August 28 & 29 Sunday, August 22, 2021—Church Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector Glenn Sneed Evelyn Trucks Russ Nieling 8:00 AM Parishioners E.M. TBD 9:00 AM Pray the Holy Rosary; Confession 9:30 AM Tridenne Lan Mass (13th Sunday aer Pentecost)— † Ralph Nock READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22 11:00 AM †† Russell and Dawn Sutherland, † Bart Dekom Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Monday, August 23, 2021—Rectory Chapel Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Weekday Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; Mt 24:42-51 6:30 PM Michael Rotsaert Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; St. Bartholomew, Apostle Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 7:00 AM Tridenne Lan Mass (Church) - † Gladys Jankowski SAINTS/OBSERVANCES — WEEK OF AUGUST 22 6:30 PM (Rectory Chapel) † Dick Wetzel _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday, August 25, 2021—Church Monday: St. Rose of Lima St. Louis IX Tuesday: St. Bartholomew 6:30 PM Tridenne Lan Mass — Fillii Maria Group Wednesday: St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz Friday: St. Monica 7:00-8:00 PM Confession, Holy Hour, Benedicon Saturday: St. Augusne _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, August 26, 2021—Church Feria PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: 6:30 PM Tridenne Lan Mass — Thomas A. Cables _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Walter Allen Tyler Horn Gus Rivera Luann Ashby Michael James Randy Rollins Friday, August 27, 2021—Rectory Chapel Victoria Bailey Frank Kosmerl Bruce Schirhart Saint Monica Tom Beercheck Kyle Kostellas Ken Schneider 6:30 PM Robert & Rachel Dippong—Wedding Anniversary Mark Berringer Milan Kovatch Alberta Scroll _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Burley Blankenship Betsy Kraus Adriane Simovic Saturday, August 28, 2021—Church Lawrence Blasius Fred Krisch Glenn Sneed Vigil of the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Barbara Bradley Roger Lipfird Sharon Sneed 5:00 PM † Anthony Chresos Dolores Bompiedi Inis Lustri Ann Stromp ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Patricia Burfield Ann Malone Mary Jo Tacka Ann Caldwell Jennifer Marnc Isabel Guadiz Tobey Sunday, August 29, 2021—Church Fran Corbin Maureen Masterson Evelyn Trucks The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Moisés Cruz Robin McClain Tina Vehar 8:00 AM Parishioners Rebecca D’Andrea Ben McDonald Fr. Albert Veigas 9:00 AM Pray the Holy Rosary; Confession William Fry Susan McDonald Noel Walters 9:30 AM Tridenne Lan Mass (14th Sunday aer Pentecost)— Alberta Gall Steve McElroy Karin Whyde Thomas & Dawn Cables—Special Intenon Mike Gallo Patricia McGonegal Verona Family 11:00 AM † Thomas Hayne Roger Gregory C. McQuaide Family John Young Susan Haa Edwin Moore Jenny Zinkan Larry Haynes James Moore Jim Zinkan Tim Hennessey Elizabeth Niehaus Contact the Parish Office at 216-631-5633 to schedule a Catherine Henry Adam P. Connued next Mass intenon. The customary spend (offering) is $10.00. Cecilia Hoefer Demetria Rau page ... Agnes Hogan Mark Reynolds The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time The truth of the maer is that human beings face hardships TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION in understanding religious maers. The Will of God is above The Eucharist was never meant to be only “comfort food,” human understanding. It is very unfortunate that on many something that makes us feel warm and sasfied. It is to be occasions people rebelled against the demands of God. Joshua, bread for the journey, nourishment for the task that God has set for our community and for each one of us. Thus it is not as a leader, bravely challenged the people to declare their in- surprising to see some walk away in today’s Gospel, for they tenons saying, ”If it does not please you to serve the LORD, understood that recognizing Jesus as the bread of life is a decide today whom you will serve, the gods your fathers commitment to changing one’s life. served… or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are Saint Augusne, whose feast we celebrate this week, once now dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the observed that in celebrang the Eucharist we become what we LORD.” The people in unison expressed their commitment to receive, the Body of Christ. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch serve the LORD. They knew well that the Will of God was for their own salvaon. When Jesus told his followers to eat his E P C H M Body and drink his Blood, many of them murmured, “This say- D P G—From the Canon of the Mass—Te Igitur ing is hard; who can accept it?” They abandoned the Lord and …for Holy Mass is an event in God’s Sight, as well as for us; it is an returned to their former way of life. Jesus stood firm to the event which directly touches His Glory. He could not despise the message of truth and turned the queson to the Twelve, “Do voice of this Blood more eloquent a thousand mes, than that of you also want to leave?” Peter broke the silence and delivered Abel; He is obliged to regard it with special aenon, because His own Glory is there at stake, and because it is His own Son Himself, an inspiraonal message; “Master, to whom shall we go, you the Eternal Word, Jesus Christ, who is there offering Himself as have the Words of Eternal Life.” The Lord does not force us, but vicm, and who there prays for us to His Father. he requires a high degree of Faith from us to overcome many In the Holy Eucharist there are three things for us ever to hold in problems, discouragements, or mistakes, and persevere to win view: Firstly, the Sacrifice whereby Glory is given to God; secondly, Eternal Life. ~ Fr. Benjamin Koka, A.J. the Sacrament which is the Food of our souls; thirdly, the Posses- sion of Our Lord personally in His Real Presence, so that we are able there to offer Him that adoraon which is the consolaon of PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: our exile. Kevin Cush—Vocaon of Priesthood and Religious Life This mere Possession of Our Lord, whereby a means is given us Abbé Nicholas Johanni—Vocaon of Priesthood of adoring Him there really present, is the least of these Three Sister Rose-Marie (Rose Johanni) of the Passion of the Royal Heart, Great Things, - it is less than the receiving of the Sacrament in Holy Burning Furnace of Mercy Communion; again, if Holy Communion is less than the Sacrifice, First Responders—Officer Chris Larson, and Lt. Timothy Maffo-Judd because, there, we alone are in queson; but when all these Three are unitedly realized, then the whole Mystery is complete, and that Pro-Life Corner which our Lord willed in instung the Eucharist is brought to pass. Verily, had it been given us but to be permied to adore the Lord LEARNING TO LOVE — In Washington, DC in 1994, Mother present in