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The Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 2020 October 4, 2020 St. Monica Church St. MonicaCatholic Church St. Monica 13623 Rockside Road Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125 Parish Office: (216) 662-8685 fax: (216) 662-1245 website: saintmonicachurch.net St. Benedict: (216) 662-9380 Early Learning Center (216) 475-3633 OCFCU (216) 663-6800 PARISH OFFICE HOURS The Parish Office is open 8:00am—4:00 pm. Mon., Tues. & Thurs & 8:00 am— Noon on Wed. & Fri. We request anyone who comes to the parish office to please wear a mask. Thank you. MASSES: 7 days a week Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. Bulletin Announcements due to [email protected] by NOON on Monday BAPTISM: Please make arrangements in advance. Baptisms are performed on Sundays, immediately following the 10:45 a.m. Mass. Pre-Baptismal instruction is required for parents. Please call the Parish Office for time of next scheduled class. PARISH CLERGY Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Adults and school-age children seeking Rev. Thomas A. Haren, Pastor full membership in the Catholic Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Rev. Theodore Marszal, and Eucharist can make an appt. to continue their conversion process by calling the Parish Senior Parochial Vicar Office. Rev. Jerome Lukachinsky, RECONCILIATION: Opportunities to celebrate God’s forgiveness in one’s life are Retired, in Residence available on Saturday afternoons from 3:15-3:45 p.m. Individual appointments with a Priest Rev. Thomas G. Montavon, can be arranged. Retired, in Residence Stan Drozell, Deacon MATRIMONY: The Diocese of Cleveland requires a 6-month preparation period for marriage. Call the Parish Office to set your wedding date and plan your celebration. PASTORAL STAFF CONFIRMATION: Any adult or high school student needing Confirmation, please call the Sister Helene Skrzyniarz Parish Office to schedule preparation. SSJ-TOSF, Parish Catechetical Leader ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated upon request. Call the Parish Office to make [email protected] arrangements with one of our Priests. Bob Soeder, Director of NEW PARISHIONERS: Please call the Parish Office to register. Liturgy and Music ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Provides Catholic education for students K-8. Stan Jakosh, Business Mgr School hrs.: 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Before & After Care available. Mrs. Lisa Oriti, School Susan Shepka, Office Mgr Principal Kathy Piggford, EUCHARIST FOR THE HOMEBOUND: Parish Team and Staff Members visit the Pastoral Council Chairman homebound on a monthly basis. If you or someone you know is homebound and would like Kathy Wendling, to receive communion, call the Parish Office. Finance Council Chairman 1 The Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 2020 LITURGY SCHEDULE Pastoral Scene Monday –Friday 8:00 a.m. Socialism in America – Good or Bad? One of the roles of government is to Sunday, October 4 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time protect the “rights of the individual” while 9:00 Walter and Ann Stepanik balancing these rights with the “common good” 10:45 People of the Parish of all it’s citizens. Examples of this in America are Monday, October 5 the Bill of Rights in the Constitution which Weekday protects individual rights; and programs like 8:00 Emily Stromsky Social Security and Medicare, which promotes Tuesday, October 6 Weekday the common good of all our citizens. 8:00 Agnes Stropkay Socialism is a philosophy which seemingly promotes the common good of all its adherents, Wednesday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary but in reality it destroys the individual rights of 8:00 Living & deceased members of Marge all its adherents. In a socialist country “all rights” Burrows Family are controlled by the government. In a socialist Thursday, October 8 country the government provides food, clothing, Weekday shelter, education, medical care, and other neces- 8:00 Rich & Mim Rosberil sities to its citizens. But at the same time it con- Friday, October 9 trols how much food, clothing, shelter, education, Weekday medical care and other necessities the citizens are 8:00 Sister Claire permitted to receive. In extreme socialism the Saturday, October 10 government even controls the religious formation Weekday of its citizens, and tells them what they can 3:15 Confessions 4:00 Florence & Lawrence Eppele (7oth Anniversary) believe and not believe. Usually in socialist coun- tries an “elite group” of citizens takes control and Sunday, October 11 dictates what rights its citizens may enjoy. They Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 People of the Parish also seize control of most businesses, and then 10:45 Living & deceased members of the Ladies Guild control how much money the citizens may earn. They also dictate the high taxes citizens must pay to enjoy the “privileges” that this elite group is willing to distribute to the masses. A good Please keep in your prayers the following example of a present day socialist country is members of our Parish Community: Venezuela. Baby Harrison Justin, Jim Davis, Dominic Genchi, Please be careful of people who promote Dolores Elias, Michael Uyek, Gerald DeLooze, Bill socialism as a way of government. What you will Paluscsak, Joe Leone, Veronica Reil, Joanne receive from them might look good at the outset, Reddinger, Thom and Chris Machar. The names will remain in but there is a price to pay. the bulletin for two weeks. Please call the parish office if your name or a loved one’s name needs to be added to the list. If you have a special intention you would like remembered in prayer, Fr. Thomas Haren please call Lillian Neptune (216) 662-5464. Welcome Bishop Edward C. Malesic, J.C.L. Installed on September Our sincere sympathy and prayers are extended to the family and friends of those who were recently buried: 14th as the 12th Mary Ann Fetchik and Rev. John A. Valley. May they Bishop of the Catholic and all our faithful departed, rest in peace. Diocese of Cleveland. 2 The Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 2020 Join us every Thurs- day at 6:00 pm in CHURCH as we come together to pray the Rosary. All are invit- ed. Please note place and time change. Nine Months with Christ in the Womb Guild Nut Sale Nine Months with Christ in the Womb Reflections Our annual Nut Sale, featuring Peter- for Month 4 son’s Nuts, is now underway! Due to the Pandemic, this will be our only Week 13: Jesus is now over 3.5 inches long and weighs fundraiser this year. We are hoping for the support more than 1.5 ounces. of our parishioners as all proceeds do go to our Par- Week 14: Due to Mary’s delicate little teenage frame, it ish. These make great holiday gifts as well as a great has become very evident to her that she is pregnant. In- treat for the family. There is something for every- side, Jesus is developing muscles and beginning to flex His one’s taste, at a price that cannot be beat. hands, legs, and wrists a lot. Completed orders, along with payment, must Week 15: Jesus squinted His face up for the first time yes- be turned in to the Parish Office by Wednesday, October 28. These can terday. He can also move His head a little from side to side be mailed in, dropped off, or put in Sun- in that highly buoyant amniotic sac we call His home. day’s collection basket in an envelope Week 16: Jesus is growing fast now! He is 5 inches long clearly marked “Nut Sale”. Delivery will and weighs 5 ounces. The cord connecting Him to Mary is be in November, in time for also getting bigger to better support the healthy growing Thanksgiving. Checks are payable to St. Monica boy. Guild. Any seller who turns in a order total- Jesus of the womb, Hear our prayers! ing over $100.00 will be eligible for a draw- ing totaling $50.00 in Giant Eagle Gift Cards. If you have any questions, contact Sue Jesus of the womb, Hear our prayers! Shepka at 216-965-5315. Thank you for your Dear Jesus of the Womb, support. Most fragile child of Mary’s protection, we look to You as the youngest image of perfect innocence. Blanket Sunday “Covers” Many Needs: We lift up our prayers to You who will save each of our Next weekend is Blanket Sunday, spon- souls. Just as You entered humanity through the most sored by the St. Vincent DePaul Society. gentle and helpless state, now help us to find Your When you come to Mass, simply make a presence in the faces of all the gentle and helpless per- cash donation. Your money will go further sons of the earth. Bless us with eyes that see You and through bulk purchases of blankets and ears that hear You: in the presence of the poor and the other items for families, children, the elderly, homeless outcast, the hungry and the homeless, the condemned and other needy individuals in our metropolitan area. Bas- and the war-torn, the elderly and the unborn. May we kets will be available for your donations. discover You every day as at Christmas and offer You our gifts every day as at Epiphany. This we ask of You and the Father, with your Holy Spir- There will be a Divine Mercy Holy it, and in union with Mary your tender home. Amen. Hour on Sunday, October 11th at 9 Months with Christ in the Womb Archdiocese of Cincinnati 2:30PM in Saint Monica Church.