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PARISH OFFICE: 506 Fourth Street, Marietta OH 45750 PHONE: 740-373-3643 WEBSITE: www.stmarysmarietta.org www.facebook.com/stmarysmarietta EMAIL: [email protected]

SUNDAY MASSES - Saturday 5:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM CONFESSIONS - Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM (or anytime by appointment) BAPTISMS - Contact Parish Office WEDDINGS - Contact Parish Office six months in advance

Rector - Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell ([email protected]) Parochial Vicar - Rev. Joshua D. Erickson Permanent Deacon - Rev. Mr. Lee Weisend Music Director - Mr. John Ontko (740-350-4224, [email protected]) St. Mary School - 320 Marion St, 740-374-8181 (www.stmaryscatholic.org) School Principal - Elizabeth Tokodi, ([email protected]) DRE - Cecelia Cottrill ([email protected]) Parish Council Chairman - Dennis Blatt K of C Grand Knight - Mr. David Payne (740-373-7834) CWC President - Jenn Tinkler Hibernians - Mr. Tom Binegar, President (740-374-4559) Prayer Line - & Eucharistic Adoration, Mrs. Shelly Medley (740-525-6360) Pregnancy Assistance - Women's Care Center (740-374-7123) Health Ministry - Mrs. Janet Jaeger (740-374-6768) Daily Bread Kitchen - Mrs. Carol Henshaw (740-885-1181) St. Vincent De Paul - Help Line (740-376-1334) Welcoming Committee - Jim Naylor (740) 350-5510 January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and MASSES FOR THE WEEK believe in the Gospel. SAT 5:30 PM - Kenneth Heiss SUN 8:00 AM - Carol Wentzell, 12th Anniversary 10:00 AM - People of the Parish READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: 12:00 PM - William W. Wise Dt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28. MON 7:45 AM - Don Grasley 12:05 PM - Hilda & Ed Tercero REST IN PEACE: TUE 7:45AM - Charles & Marie Rose th 12:05 PM - Norma Jean Carter Eileen O’Leary Murphy died on January 14 in Louisville, KY. She WED 7:45 AM - Lois Baumgard was the sister of Kathy Boersma of this parish. Eileen was a member 12:05 PM - Mary Doan, 5th Anniversary of our parish for many years and attended Saint Mary School. We THU 7:45 AM - Liv/dec’d of the Randy Bickert offer our condolences to Kathy and her family and will remember Family Eileen in our prayers. May she rest in peace. 12:05 PM - Patrick Vermaaten FRI 7:45AM - Walter Schroeder 12:05 PM - Norma Miller Jeanne Byerly Lechleiter, sister of Nancy Hathaway passed away th SAT 9:00 AM - In Honor of Gert Bradley’s 80th January 16 . Her Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Stephen Catholic Birthday on February 1st. Church in Louisville, KY where she had been a life- long member. We 5:30 PM - Jason Brummer (Birthday) extend our sympathy to Nancy and her family and ask God to grant SUN 8:00 AM - Phyllis Williams Jeanne eternal peace and happiness in heaven, her eternal home. 10:00 AM - Daniel Dougherty . 12:00 PM - People of the Parish SUBS FOR THE SUPER BOWL The Catholic Woman’s Club will be selling subs for the Super Bowl. They will be available for pick up after the Masses on the weekend of February 6th and 7th. All proceeds will benefit St. Mary Catholic School. Options will include Turkey, Ham and Italian. See the order form in this week’s bulletin. Plan to support our school and enjoy a delicious sub while watching the big game!

VISITORS WELCOME! We welcome any visitors who are joining us for Mass this weekend. We hope your stay in Marietta is enjoyable. Any new parishioners at the Basilica are asked to please register with the parish office.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS MON 6:15 PM - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions. See announcement. 7:00 PM - RCIA in the Basilica Social Hall. WED 8:15 AM 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. 6:00 PM - Catholic Woman’s Club Book Club Meeting. See announcement. FRI 8:15 AM - 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. SAT 3:30PM - Confessions.

SAINT MARYCATHOLIC SCHOOL

The Lord Will Never Be Outdone Registration information for the 2021-2022 In Generosity! Academic Year

Total collection last weekend: $ 11,138.00 January 21-29, 2021 – Registration opens for

current school families and Basilica Parishioners. Amount needed each weekend for

the Basilica budget: $ 14,225.00 February 1, 2021 – Open registration begins.

God bless those who support our Basilica Parish! Preschool 3, Preschool 4 (half day and full day

options), Prekindergarten, Kindergarten – 8th grade.

ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE Scholarship opportunities are available. For information on online giving, please visit http://www.stmarysmarietta.org and go to the left Questions? Please call the school office at 740-374- side of the web page and click on the GIVE ON 8181 or email Mrs. Bradley at LINE button to see more information or to sign up. [email protected].

BASILICA FOUNDATION A fund has been established by the Marietta SAVE THE DATES! Saint Mary Catholic School Community Foundation for the maintenance and will be having “Drive Thru Fish Fries during the repairs of our Basilica. This fund is separate and Lenten Season beginning on February 19th. unique from the monthly maintenance collection. Our goal is to have at least One Million in the fund BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS before using it. To donate to this fund, contact the Bulletin announcements should be in by Noon on Community Foundation. Wednesday. This will insure that your announcement(s) will be included in the following COLLECTION FOR CHURCHES weekend’s bulletin. Announcements must be in IN LATIN AMERICA writing. We do not accept bulletin announcements This weekend there will be a second collection for by phone. Thank you for your cooperation. the Churches in Latin America. Envelopes were provided with your packet and should be put in the PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY regular collection. Please be generous. We pray for all of the young men and women who are serving our country in the military. We PRAYING THE ROSARY especially remember those from our own parish and Fifth Sunday Rosary: The Knights of Columbus friends and relatives of our parishioners. May God will be praying the rosary at 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM watch over them and keep them safe. next Sunday, January 31, before the 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Masses.

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JANUARY 24, 2021 Notes on the Gospel

After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the Good News: “The moment has been fulfilled and the Kingdom of God comes near. Repent and believe in the Good News."

Traveling along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, throwing nets into the sea - they were fishermen. He said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they set aside their nets, and followed Him. Going a little farther, He saw Jacob, son of Zebedee, and John his brother. They were in a boat, mending the nets. And, immediately, Jesus called them, and they left their father in the boat and followed Him.

The "Sea of Galilee" is actually a fresh water lake, not a sea full of salt water. "Follow me" is literally "Come (here) after me." The force of the phrase is invitation, not command. "I will make you become” is literally "I will make you into traveling evangelists and ministers for God's Kingdom. " . . . they followed him." is literally " . . . they went off after him."

Mark presented the call of the disciples, in the same way John presented the call last week. John saw evangelization as a process of personal witness, personal invitation, and discipleship from friend to friend. Mark placed the call to discipleship in the public arena; it was made directly by Jesus. John emphasized the role of the disciple recruiting others. Mark emphasized the relationship of Jesus to the disciple.

Mark began with the arrest of the Baptist to introduce Jesus to public ministry. Jesus picked up the Baptist's theme. The Kingdom of God is immanent. Repent. Unlike the Baptist, Jesus did not proclaim the advent of the Messiah. He preached belief in the Good News. The preaching of the gospel would eclipse the expectation for God's chosen One.

The Good News demanded a response. It was more than a moral turnabout. It meant a new life situation, a new relationship with God. For Mark, Jesus was the embodiment of the Good News. His preaching, his call, established this new relationship with God. Jesus called four men and all four responded immediately. Unlike John the Baptist whose ministry had a geographic location, Jesus took his ministry on the road. People came to see the Baptist, while Jesus came to the people. While John drew his congregation from Jerusalem and outlying areas, Jesus' ministry lay in the backwater countryside of Galilee. Jesus was the leader of a group movement. Jesus formed a group whose members moved from place to place (like an army). Peter, Andrew, James, and John were among the first to partake in the mobile ministry of Jesus. Jesus preached something new. God would come and change everything. The call of Jesus was more important than any security, any relationship, any possession they had. T HE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION 506 FOURTH STREET MARIETTA, OHIO 45750 January 24, 2021

Dear Parishioners,

The message ("Repent and believe the Good News") and call of Jesus ("Come and see") are actually one. To have a personal relationship with God's Son requires a constant spirit of repentance and faith in the gospel. While the key moment of repentance and personal faith in Jesus is Baptism, our response many times falls short. Many times, we need to renew our moral conversion and our faith choice. We need to experience the loving touch of God's mercy. The Sacrament of Reconciliation provides us such a time and such an experience.

"Follow me." The invitation Jesus gave his early followers is the same he makes to us now. He invites us to change and believe. We need to realize he not only give us the challenge, he gives us the means to abandon our former life of sin and to trust in God. He gifts us with the Spirit. So, the call of Jesus is not only a direction; it is a helping hand. Human frailty may trip us from time to time, but the Lord will not disappoint. When we follow the Lord, he leads us and sustains us.

This reforming and repenting and changing of our lives is a call to "conversion" - a call by God to each of us to let something happen inside of us. Conversion changes how we think, what we feel, how we choose to live our lives, and most importantly - who we are. Conversion is a call to return to fidelity to the fullness of Catholic truth which has been muddled for the past thirty-five years in the United States. Conversion is a call for each one of us to see the Church and the parish for what it truly is – not a corporation run by a CEO and a board of directors – but Christ’s Church to which each one of us is called to be faithful.

The call to holiness must be lived more intensely by every member of the Church – priests, and laity. “Mediocre Catholicism” is a bedrail of our baptismal call to holiness. There is a culture of descent from traditional authentic Church teaching. The Gospel today is a wake-up call for every one of us - to live holier lives. The Church is being purified. Jesus is calling us calling us to reform from being mediocre Catholics to living a new vibrant “truly Catholic” moral life. Conversion goes to the “root” of who we are. The wake-up call to conversion is for all of us. Christ and His Church are calling us out of the darkness of our lives into God’s marvelous light.

Glory to Jesus Christ,

Msgr. John. M. Campbell FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK

Monday, January 25, The Conversion of St. Paul Paul is converted, and becomes the apostle sent to proclaim to all nations the saving Gospel.

Tuesday, January 26, Saints Timothy & Titus (Bishops) These saints were companions of St. Paul and bishops of Ephesus and Crete.

Wednesday, January 27, Saint Angela Merici (Virgin) Angela was orphaned at the age of 10. She was the foundress of the Ursulines – the first teaching Order especially for poor young girls. She sought the re-evangelization of families through the educations of future wives and mother.

Thursday, January 28, Saint Thomas Aquinas (Priest & Doctor) Thomas is called “The Angelic Doctor” who wrote the Summa Theologiae and authored many Eucharistic hymns. He was a Dominican and died in 1274. ______PILGRIMAGES TO THE BASILICA

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption welcomes all visitors encouraging them to come, pray, and enjoy our beautiful church. If you are a member of a group who would like to tour our Basilica or make a spiritual pilgrim-mage, please let us know how we can be of assistance. ______REVERENTIAL QUIET IN THE BASILICA

It is an ancient tradition in the Church to have a reverential quiet tone in a – especially in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. More and more, this tradition is being ignored in the Basilica. Sometimes, people are trying to pray before or after Mass – we need to respect them. Please observe a quiet tone when you are present in the Basilica. ______Perpetual Help Devotions This Monday Evening

Perpetual Help Devotions will be offered this Monday evening at 6:15 pm. All parishioners are invited to participate in this beautiful devotion celebrated in our Basilica. We ask Our Lady to guide and protect our Basilica and each one of us. Jesus Christ Himself invites us to a personal visit with Him in our basilica. ______ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the main Basilica on Wednesday. Jesus stays with us in the Blessed Sacrament to refresh us in mind, in heart and in spirit. Take advantage of Eucharistic Adoration which takes place at our Basilica. Come and visit the Lord in Adoration this Wednesday and/or Friday. EVENTS AND MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Monday, January 25, 12:05 pm. - Mass 7:45 am. - Mass 12:05 am. - Mass Friday, January 29, 6:15 pm. - Perpetual Help Devotions 8:00 am. - Mass 7:00 pm. – RCIA 8:20 am. - Adoration 10:00 am. - Mass Tuesday, January 16, 7:00 pm. – Reposition of the Eucharist 7:45 am. - Mass 12:05 am. - Mass Saturday, January 30 9:00 am. - Mass Wednesday, January 27, 3:30 pm. - Confessions 7:45 am. - Mass 5:30 pm. - Mass 8:20 am. - Adoration 12:05 pm. - Mass Sunday January 31, 7:00 pm. - Reposition of the Eucharist 8:00 am. - Mass 9:30 am. - Mass - (St. Henry’s) Thursday, December 28, 10:00 am. - Mass 7:45 am. - Mass 12:00 pm. - Mass ______POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS ON VIOLENCE

“I was astonished, because they are a people so disciplined in democracy, right? But it’s a reality. Something isn’t working,” Francis continued. With “people taking a path against the community, against democracy, against the common good. Thanks be to God that this has broken out and there was a chance to see it well so that now you can try and heal it. Yes, this must be condemned, this movement…”

Pope Francis commented on the violence, saying “no people can boast about never having a day with a case of violence, it happens throughout history. But we have to understand well that it does not repeat, learning from history. “Sooner or later,” something like this will happen with groups that are not “well-integrated into the society.” ______Special Events & Scheduled Pilgrimages at the Basilica:

Feb. - 2, - Catholic Schools Week 2021. Feb. - 28, - at Saint Henry Church for Mass Feb. - 28, - 2:00 pm - Diocesan Rite of Election Mar. - 2, - First Confession Mar. - 20, - DCCW Lenten Day of Spirituality for Women May - 2, - First Communion May - 19, - PCHS Baccalaureate Mass (Basilica) ______

Deceased priests of the Diocese

On Thursday, we remember the 47th anniversary of the death of Fr. Joseph Johnson. On Saturday, we remember the 45th anniversary of the death of Fr. Anthony Mattarelli. These priests served the Diocese of Steubenville to the best of their ability. May they rest in the loving arms of the Risen Lord. ______Pope Francis and Benedict XVI Receive First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Vatican residents and employees and their families are receiving their doses of the Pfizer- BioNtech vaccine in the atrium of the Paul VI Audience Hall.

Pope Francis and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Vatican confirmed last Thursday. Responding to questions from reporters on Jan. 14, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said: “I can confirm that as part of the Vatican City State vaccination program to date, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to Pope Francis and the pope emeritus.” The two men are expected to receive the second dose in about three weeks.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein said “I will also be vaccinated along with the whole household of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery,” where Benedict XVI has lived since resigning as pope in 2013. Pope Francis said that he had booked an appointment to be vaccinated against the coronavirus because “I believe that, ethically, everyone has to get the vaccine. It is an ethical option because it concerns your life but also that of others,” he commented. Recalling the introduction of the polio vaccine and other common childhood immunizations, he said: “I don’t understand why some say this could be a dangerous vaccine. If doctors present it to you as something that can be fine and has no special dangers, why not take it?” ______Youth Meeting! DTS!

There will be one Youth Group meeting per month for the first half of 2021 that is, a one hour meeting on the last Sunday each month. Since one of our favorite meetings over the years has been Dead Theologians Society, we’ve decided to use DTS for our once a month meeting. We also had a few of you working towards your hooding ceremony last year, so it will be exciting to get several of members hooded.

The meetings will be held in the social hall and we expect everyone to wear masks and social distance appropriately. We will not have snacks or drinks, but you are more than welcome to bring your own. Feel free to invite any 8th-12th graders that you think would like to attend with us! The first DTS meeting will take place in Sunday, Jan. 31st 2021 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. In the Basilica Social Hall. Vatican diplomat highlights growing religious intolerance

A Vatican diplomat highlighted Thursday the “ever- growing intolerance and discrimination against Christians, Jews, Muslims and members of other religions.”

Addressing the permanent council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna Jan. 14, Fr. Janusz S. Urbańczyk said he hopes the council will devote close attention to the problem.

“In so doing, we recommend that the Swedish Chairmanship should adopt an approach that, while being comprehensive and addressing cross-cutting issues, acknowledges the specificity of such forms of intolerance and discrimination and addresses the specific needs of targeted communities without showing bias or preferential selectivity among them,” the Catholic priest and permanent representative of the Holy See said.

Urbańczyk noted that the Holy See wishes to highlight the importance of adopting an approach that respects to the same extent all human rights universally recognized, in order to avoid establishing a hierarchy among them. “Human rights should never be used either as means to advance political, economic, military, cultural or ideological agenda, or as open terms different actors can change according to their purposes,” the Polish priest said. ______

“The title 'Messiah'—'King of the Jews'— was placed over the Cross, publically displayed before the whole world. There was no longer any chance of it being misunderstood. The Cross is his throne. God reigns from the wood of the Cross.” — Pope Benedict XVI ______Vatican ambassador Callista Gingrich has farewell meeting with Pope Francis

The United States ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich, met with Pope Francis last Friday as she prepares to leave Rome in tandem with the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. Gingrich was nominated for the position by President Trump in May 2017, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate the following October.

During her three years in Rome, Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, drew attention to issues such as human trafficking, Christian persecution, and religious freedom, by hosting symposiums and other events. Gingrich said “it has been an incredible and fulfilling experience serving as our nation’s ambassador to the Holy See.” Gingrich, who is a life-long Catholic, also noted that working in Rome and the Vatican had “greatly strengthen-ed” her faith. “Throughout our history, U.S. presidents have recognized the important role of the Holy See in advancing peace and justice,” she said. ‘This was a historic moment’: England’s celebrates its 10th anniversary

Ten years ago last week, Msgr. was preparing to be ordained a Catholic priest at Wstminster Cathedral, the mother church of Catholics in England and Wales. It would be an ordination like no other.

The date was Jan. 15, 2011. Up until Dec. 31, Newton been an Anglican bishop.

Pope Francis is an “encouraging” figure, although there were few Anglicans in his native Argentina. The Ordinariate received a morale boost in October 2019, when the pope canonized Joh Henry Newman. “To see Newman’s image above some St. Peter’s Square, a person who -- rather more dramatically than us, I imagine -- had also been an Anglican clergyman and made the journey to full communion, to be canonized as a saint was an amazing experience. Since the canonization more Anglican clergy had contacted the ordinariate inquiring about the possibility of becoming Catholic priests. “They’ve been younger priests rather than older ones,” he said. received into the Catholic Church. On Jan. 13, he was ordained a deacon. Now, he was about to become a Catholic priest. But not only that: at the ordination ceremony he would be appointed to oversee an entirely new structure within the Catholic Church: the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the ordinariate’s creation, Newton recalled that he was asked to keep his ordination date a secret until after he was received. He worried that no one woul be present for the ceremony, at which two other former Anglican bishops -- and -- would also be ordained as Catholic priests. It turned out that Newton was quite wrong.

“The cathedral was absolutely packed to the doors,” he said. “It was at our ordination Mass that a letter was read out from Cardinal Levada [the then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith], announcing that the Holy Father had appointed me as the Ordinary. And the ordinariate was erected with the title of Our Lady of Walsingham -- and nobody knew that beforehand.”

The day was “pretty emotional. The excitement was palpable. There were a lot of people who had come to the Mass who were going to come with us, who were still Anglicans but were hoping t be received eventually. And there were lots of local Catholics as well,” he said.

Newton believes that the ordinariate can make a distinctive contribution to the “new evangel- ization,” a term popularized by Pope John Paul II. Evangelization is a lot more than simply getting lapsed Catholics back to church,” he said. “There are many people who’ve got no faith, or have lapsed from any practice of the faith, and our evangelization is about all of them.” “My Snow Christ”: Priest Builds Amazing Snow Crucifix After Winter Storm in Madrid

Madrid experienced a massive snowstorm last weekend, with more than 20 inches of snow. Sadly, at least four people died as a result. However, one Spanish priest made something beautiful out of this bad weather. Fr. Toño Casado created a giant crucifix out of snow. He posted several pictures on Instagram of his incredible artwork.

______Rabbi: Polish Catholic Church’s Day of Judaism is a ‘holy day’

The Chief Rabbi of Poland on Thursday described the Catholic Church’s annual Day of Judaism as a “holy day.” Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 14, Rabbi Michael Schudrich expressed gratitude for the annual commemoration observed by Polish Catholics since 1998.

“The Day of Judaism in the Church for me, a Rabbi, is a holy day,” he said at the press conference, which unveiled the theme for this year’s commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 17.

The theme will be “Life and death. ‘Here, then, I have today set before you - life and prosperity, death and doom.’” The quotation is from Deuteronomy 30:15 and the theme reflects the loss of life worldwide as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The Day of Judaism is held at the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held annually on Jan. 18-25. In Poland, the Catholic Church also observes a Day of Islam at the end of the ecumenical week. In his address, Schudrich, who was born in New York City and whose grandparents emigrated from Poland to the United States before the Second World War, noted that the Day of Judaism was inspired by St. John Paul II.

The Polish pope, who led the Church from 1978 to 2005, strengthened ties between Catholics and the Jewish community. He described Jews as “our elder brothers” and became the first pope to make an official visit to a synagogue, in Rome in 1986. Schudrich said that one of the most important things he learned from John Paul II was that if you are secure in your own faith then knowing about other faiths can be an enriching experience.

The 65-year-old has served as Chief Rabbi since 2004 and is credited with helping to inspire a “Jewish renaissance” in the country, which was home to more than three million Jews before the Holocaust.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN CHURCH DIVINE MERCY GIFT SHOP The Health Department, doctors in our Basilica The Divine Mercy Gift Shop is open by parish, the governor and the bishops of Ohio ask appointment only during the week. Please contact that we take this virus very seriously. Please, Sue Lambert at 740-434-3456 to arrange a time. Or please, please wear a face mask at all Masses, you may shop at our online store at: and while in church as well – for the protection stmarysmarietta.org/shop. of yourselves and others. Do not remove your mask after entering your pew. Masks are THIS WEEKEND’S FLOWERS available at the entrance of the Basilica for those This weekend the flowers for the altar are in who do not have one. memory of Geraldine Shilling. If you would like to request flowers for a particular weekend, please call 2020 CHURCH CONTRIBUTION RECORDS the parish office to reserve the date. You may If you need a copy of your complete church contact the florist of your choice to arrange for contributions for 2020 please call the parish office, delivery. 740-373-3643 and we will mail them to you. If you wish to pick up your record, please call ahead. CATHOLIC WOMAN’S CLUB Note: Your statement will include donations made BOOK CLUB to our Saint Vincent dePaul Society in 2020. The The Catholic Woman’s Club will be sponsoring a statement will not include donations made to the book club beginning January 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM 2020 Diocesan/Parish Share Campaign as the in the Basilica Social Hall. Meetings will be held diocese will mail that information to you. monthly, one week prior to the CWC Meeting. They are open to anyone who would like to attend. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Each meeting will have a facilitator who will begin The parish office is open from 1:00 PM until the discussion. Ideas and selection of books will 4:00 PM on Mondays and from 9:00 AM until 4:00 come from members. PM Tuesday through Friday with a lunch break from Noon until 1:00 PM each day. The first book selected is: The Temperament God Gave You – The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, 2022 MASS BOOK Getting Along With Others and Growing Close to Several parishioners have inquired about the 2022 the Lord. Mass intention book. We should receive it around the first part of February and will open it at that The mission of Saint Mary’s Basilica Book Club, time to schedule Mass intentions, weddings, flower (BBC) is to provide an opportunity to share our requests, meetings, etc. Watch future bulletins for interest in reading while building knowledge and the opening date. growing spiritually. It will foster a welcoming and respectful environment for all members, no matter ST. MARY’S ALUMNI REUNION what level of faith or knowledge. The BBC will Due to the COVID-19 Virus, we have rescheduled provide a place for fellowship and engage in no our next Alumni Reunion. The new date is July 9, pressure. Open discussion will move us to grow 2022. Please mark your calendars. closer in our faith and each other as a community.

PRE-CANA SESSION If you have questions, the members of the BBC A Pre-Cana Session is scheduled here at the committee are: Debbie Lazorik, Janet Schilling, Basilica for Saturday, March 13, 2021. Those Nancy Funk, Cecelia Cottrill, Karen Weisend. planning to be married any time this year should register for this session by calling the parish office. More information will be mailed to all registered couples. Note: Pre-Cana is a requirement for marriage in the Diocese of Steubenville.