SAINT PETER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH APRIL 9, 2017
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee”
Mathew 21:11
104 West First Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 419-524-2572 | mansfieldstpeters.org
Mass Schedule: Sacrament of Baptism: Pastoral Staff: Saturday: 5:00 pm Please contact the Parish Center to begin Fr. Gregory R. Hite, Pastor Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am plans for the baptism of your baby or child. Fr. Jeremy Miller, Parochial Vicar
Monday & Friday 5:30 pm Mr. Bill Johnson, Sacrament of Reconciliation: Director of Music & Liturgy Tuesday - Thursday 7:00 am Saturday: 3:00 - 4:30 pm Ms. Lynne Lukach, Pastoral Associate Other times by appointment. Mrs. Elizabeth Wurm, Director of Spanish Mass: Resurrection Parish, Lexington Religious Ed. & Youth Minister Sacrament of Marriage: Sunday: 6:00 pm Arrangements should be made at the Parish Deacons: Center at least six months in advance of the Parish Office Hours: Mr. John Reef ceremony. A wedding date is confirmed after Mr. Dennis Striker Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 8:30 pm the initial meeting with a priest. Friday: 7:30 am - 7:30 pm St. Peter’s School: Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Sunday Nursery: Sunday: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Mr. Michael Wasiniak Sunday Nursery is temporarily unavailable until High School , Jr. High School
further notice. Please call the Parish Center for Mrs. Madalyn Bauer Pastoral Care Contacts: more information. Elementary School Mrs. Vickie Palmer 419-524-2572 Mrs. Ashley Rastorfer Montessori Hospital & Follow-up Bulletin Deadline: Nursing Homes/Assisted Living & Monday, 12:00 noon. All requests must be Parish Business Manager: Prayer Pipeline submitted in writing or email. Mr. Jon Blazak Deacon John Reef 419-529-3694 Shut-ins/Homebound Director of Development: Mr. Jason Crundwell
A Parish of the Saint Juan Diego Deanery, Diocese of Toledo
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Mass Intentions Monday, April 10, Monday of Holy Week Sometimes people question where God is. I don't have 5:00 pm Rosary to look any farther than my 3 year old to get an answer 5:30 pm North Central Ohio Vocations to this question... God is everywhere. Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 am Teresa Galluzzi Recently, we try to have these conversations where we Wednesday, April 12, find out a little more about how the world No Mass Thursday, April 13, works. "What do you think makes that car 7:00 pm move?" "How do the trees grow so high?" "Why don't rocks talk?" and of course, my personal favorite so far, "What makes fuzz between your toes?" (posed to me by my two year old). When I repeat the questions back to them my three year old always has an answer without Friday, April 14, hesitation: God. In fact he is so convinced that his an- 3:00 pm Celebration of The Lord’s Passion - Sam Tridico 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross followed by Night Prayer swer of God is always right that he allows it to be the Saturday, April 15, answer for other life situations. For about a month he kept telling me that when he went to school he was 9:00 am Morning Prayer & Blessing of Easter Foods getting pushed down on the playground. I finally de- following with RCIA Anointing with the Oil of cided that I might need to send the teacher a note ex- Catechumens plaining what was happening just so she could keep an 8:30 pm Easter Vigil - Incense will be used eye out. When I pressed him for a name of who was doing this to him, he simply answered, "Jesus". Need- 7:30 am Incense will be used - Grace Smith less to say no note was sent because it is a little hard to 9:30 am Auditorium - Parish tell the teacher that the Savior of the world is involved 9:30 am Church - Frank Russo in hijinks on the playground! 11:30 am Incense will be used - Stephen Wiecher
Lector/Communion Minister I think it is beautiful that he credits God for everything Sunday, April 16 that is around us because he in fact is right in doing 7:30 am L C Taddeo, M Santoro D M Collet, K & K Reindl, so. I don't consider my child at all a Mensa scholar by J Wendling, A Holloway, P Taylor, K Wehinger any means (after all you cannot consider someone who 9:30 am L D Falquette, D Forster D D Dreskler, D & T Hipp constantly still claims that everyone's name is "tato" as C & D Campbell, C Merle, F Schuster, L Steggall, the next person in line to go to Harvard on early admis- S Weitzel, T Frasz, M Meinzer, B Schartl, J Kastelic, M Joyce, need one sion), but I do think he, as well as all children, are very astute. They see the reality of the situation without 9:30 am L S Vaccaro, L Gregory D A Dillon , T Etzwiler much thought because they don't let their minds to Auditorium D Wurm, L Gregory, S Vaccaro, need two become clouded by doubt. Children are simple and 11:30 am L K Bird, C Staton D K Yockey, B Riley, D Yockey, blessed, and if you ask them who is responsible for eve- F Craig, F Leitenberger, K Speck, need three rything in the world it would not be scientists or teach- Mass Servers ers or doctors, but rather it would be God. Sunday, April 16 7:30 am A Gasper, M & S Tridico 9:30 am-Church - S & J Ambrose, need one Soon we will be celebrating Easter, and there is no bet- 9:30 am-Auditorium - I Annis, B Ball, need one ter way than I can think of to celebrate than to not only 11:30 am A Pindel, L Rhodes, S Putt be in awe and wonder of Christ's rising from the dead,
Children’s Liturgy of the Word but to appreciate all that he has done for us! Through childlike eyes we need to look at the world and see Sunday, April 16 9:30 am - Marie 11:30 am - Angie with what sovereignty and majesty that God created it, Mass on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 is cancelled. and to recognize our very minimal role in the world without him. Father Hite & Father Jeremy will be in Toledo for the Chrism Mass at 11am. Elizabeth Wurm In Observance of Holy Week, the Parish Center will be Director of Religious Education and Youth Director closed on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. We will reopen on Monday, April 17.
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Please Pray for the Sick of our Parish Parishioners celebrating birthdays Don Blank, Aaron Blank, Andy Taracko, Rose Mary We want to recognize and say a special Lang-Martin, Gwen Yockey, MaKaya Butler, Helen prayer for the 331 parishioners celebrat- Green, Mary Ann Gibson, Nancy Stanton, Dina Riley, ing birthdays in the month of April es- Sue Romanchuk, Harold & Joan Phalor, Theresa Prendergast, pecially the twenty-one people who are Duane Moser, Bill Martin, Paul Conry, John Zeigler, John & 85 and above: Katharina Engel, Flor- Rose Anne Henney, Ralph Dillon, Debbie Ashley, Pat Colarosa, ence Collins, Richard Pfeifer, Theresia Julie Krous, Laura Demarest, Mike Payton, Mary Ann Voytko, Merkli, Mary Gassaway, Eleanor Rohrer, L. Jean Wendling- Hope Daugherty, Krista Marshall, Nick & Hilda Schemine, Baughman, Sophie Crittenden, Elizabeth Laser, Ralph Dillon, Dan Rhea, Corbin Adams. Anton Freiheit, Mario Valente, Rose Mary Dawson, Patsy Saul, Names will only be listed for 4 weeks. If you wish to have your Richard Steele, Catherine Fritz, Joanne Stover, Eleanor Regula, name appear an additional 4 week period, contact the Parish Clara Ranstatler, Magdalena Varga, and Joan Ashley. May Center at 419-524-2572. God continue to shower his blessings upon you. If you are above 85 and we missed your birthday, please let us know.
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collections
St. Peter’s Elementary School ♦ The collection taken at the Evening Mass of the Lord's St. Peter’s Elementary School is accepting applications for Supper on Thursday, April 13th will be given to Mans- substitute teachers. field Catholic Charities as they celebrate the 75th year of their ministry here in our diocese. Please submit your application to the principal, Mrs. Madalyn Bauer at [email protected] ♦ The collection at the 12:05pm Inter-Church Good Friday Service will be given to the Domestic Vio- Knights of Columbus lence Shelter.
♦ The collection at the 3:00pm Celebration of the Lord's ♦ April 28 – Party with the Millers! See Pg. 5 Passion will be given to the Holy Land for upkeep of the ♦ May 20 – Flag Retirement Ceremony shrines.
REMINDER: There will be NO confessions on Ho- All Meals: Adults: $9.00 and Children under 12: $5.00 ly Saturday. The 5:00pm Mass is cancelled. The only liturgy PLEASE JOIN US FOR DINNER! on Holy Saturday is the Easter Vigil which begins at 8:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall 1114 Park Ave. West — Phone 419.529.5532
Open to all. Please contact the club at 419.529.5532 to Week of: 3/25/17-3/31/17 let us know how many in your party. Unavailable due to early Bulletin deadline.
Prison Ministry corner Keep our brothers at Mansfield Correctional (ManCI) and Richland Correctional (RiCI) in prayer. Bishop Thomas will Vacation bible school visit ManCI next week (and RiCI in July). Six of our RiCI Vacation Bible School for Saint Peter's is scheduled for July 10 brothers are preparing to enter the Church at Easter. Also, - 13. Right now we are looking for adult volunteers & for please keep the plastic bags and yarn coming! These items youth (6-12th grades) who are willing to help make this week are put to very good use making mats for the homeless and a success. Vacation Bible School for our volunteers runs dai- toys for domestic violence shelters. ly from 8 - 12: 30pm. All adults who volunteer must be VIRTUS trained, & if you have not already completed the program we Keep saving empty large metal coffee cans for our junior are happy to help you complete this requirement. Contact high science class. Clean cans can be dropped off to the Elizabeth Wurm at the parish office or through e-mail Parish Center now through the month of May. [email protected].
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Capital Campaign Financial Update Hello Volunteers
Total Pledged: $2,569,021 Mark your calendars! On Tues. May 16 St. Peter’s School will Amount needed to $430,979 celebrate all volunteers with a 9:15am all-school Mass and reach challenge goal: lunch to follow. If you are a volunteer in any capacity, please plan to join us that day so we can show our appreciation and Payments to Date: $1,342,037 thank YOU! At a later date, we will ask for RSVPs. As of March 28, 2017 St. Peter’s Annual Fund Update Daughters of Isabella Total Pledged: $85,580 Daughters of Isabella, Joan of Arc Circle #380, will have a Amount needed to $14,420 regular meeting on Tuesday April 11, 2017 at 6:30 pm in the reach annual goal: St. Paul room at St. Peters School.
Payments to Date: $78,469
As of March 28, 2017 St. Peter’s Parish Parish Secretary Position Opening Musical—Seussical! St. Peter’s is currently accepting applications for our Parish Secretary Incredibly Fun! position in anticipation of Vickie Palmer’s retirement in June. Please visit www.mansfieldstpeters.org/careers for more information or to apply. April 9th—3:00pm St. Peter’s Junior/High School Tickets available at mansfieldstpeters.org/tickets Principal Opening or stop into the Parish Office St. Peter’s Junior High and High School, Mansfield, Ohio, is 419.524.2572. currently seeking a Principal for the 2017/2018 academic year. Primary responsibilities will include:
• Witness the mission of Catholic education in an urban school system; • Provide educational leadership for faculty, staff and students grades 7-12; • Supervise, evaluate and develop faculty; Easter Bake Sale Schedule of Events • Work cooperatively with parents and constituents regarding Our Easter Bake Sale will be this Tuesday, April 11, 7:00am- academic and extra-curricular concerns; 6:00pm and Wednesday, April 12, 7:00am-1:00pm, in the Qualified candidates will have prior experience in teaching and church basement. Lunch daily beginning at 11:00am. school administration, preferably within a non-public environment. Cabbage rolls, poticas, pierogis, butter rings, candy, colored Candidates should also have excellent written and verbal eggs, baklava, potato and egg salads, cabbage and noodles, communication skills, as well as multidisciplinary project and the most delicious array of baked goods by the fabulous management experience within an academic setting. Given the bakers of our parish community will be for sale. Please join nature of the position, only practicing Catholics will be considered. All candidates must be able to pass various background checks as and support this wonderful tradition which raises money for well as complete the Diocese of Toledo VIRTUS training if hired. wine, hosts, and sacramental celebrations.
Candidates must hold or be qualified to obtain all necessary Ohio Monday, April 10, beginning at 8:00am in the cafeteria we licensure(s). continue preparations. We bake butter rings and braided Compensation will be commensurate with experience.. Competitive bread. We need lots of helpers. As this is the largest bake benefits are offered to all full-time employees including health, sale around here, we need lots of baked goods. As we usually dental and vision insurance as well tuition discounts for school aged sell out by Tuesday and we still have hundreds of students dependents. coming on Wednesday morning—who are so excited– and Interested candidates should submit their resume, three references, we hate to disappoint them. Please consider a baked goods and a letter of interest via email to [email protected] donation with them in mind. We ask for your support—be it no later than May 3, 2017. working, donation, baking, praying!
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Lent & Easter Calendar of Events ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL REPORT - Sacrament of Reconciliation To date, $30,025.00 has been pledged, representing gifts from 221 households towards our goal of $54,300.00. For Deanery Lenten Penance Services those who have not yet contributed to the Annual Catholic Appeal please reflect upon the importance of your charitable ♦ Crestline, St. Joseph and Bethlehem, Sacred Heart involvement and prayerfully consider making a gift to the — Palm Sunday, April 9, 3:00 p.m., at Sacred Heart Appeal to help our parish and the Diocese of Toledo meet ♦ Mansfield, St. Mary — Wednesday, April 12, 6:30 their goal and be able to fund the very important work p.m. until all confessions are heard. carried out by the many ministries supported by the Appeal. For more information, visit the Diocesan website at:
Holy Week Liturgies — St. Peter’s http://toledodiocese.org/page/catholic- foundation#_annual_catholic_appeal ♦ Palm Sunday — April 9, 2017 Blessing and distribution of palms and Party — with the Proclamation of the Lord’s Passion at all Masses. Millers! April 28 Ron and Fr. Jeremy and Sacred Triduum Company. Proceeds to bene- fit St. Peter’s Youth Program. ♦ Holy Thursday—April 13, 2017 Doors open at 6:30pm. 7:00 p.m. — Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Adults only $25.00 - more Presentation of Holy Oils, Washing of details on tickets to follow. Feet, Eucharistic Procession Knights of Columbus Hall 8:00 p.m. to Midnight — Adoration of the Blessed 1114 Park Ave. West Sacrament 11:30 p.m. — Compline (Night Prayer) for Holy Thursday Holy Thursday—Washing of the Feet ♦ Good Friday — April 14, 2017 12:00 p.m. — Interchurch Council Good Friday Service Have you had your “foot” washed at the Holy Thursday Mass? 3:00 p.m. — Celebration of The Lord’s Passion If not, please consider it this year (Thursday, April 13 at 7:00 7:00 p.m. — Stations of the Cross p.m.). Young people ages 8 and up, families, people of every Compline (Night Prayer)-immediately age. Email Sarah Rizzo [email protected] if you are after Stations of the Cross interested. We need twelve people total. ♦ Holy Saturday—April 15, 2017 Donate Blood in Memory of Sam Tridico 9:00 a.m. — Morning Prayer, Blessing of Easter foods, Sam Tridico was born on April 14, 2006 and had a zest for life RCIA Anointing with the Oil of that was contagious. Catechumens
8:30 p.m. — Easter Vigil (Blessing of Fire & Water and In 2010 he was diagnosed with severe aplastic Reception of Elect into the anemia. No matter what he encountered, Sam Catholic Church) was always bright and cheerful. ♦ Easter Sunday—April 16, 2017 During his treatment, Sam received 16 red cell Masses at regular times: and 26 platelet transfusions. These transfusions 7:30 a.m. in Church helped give Sam more quality time with his 9:30 a.m. (Masses in Church and High School family. Please help us and donate in memory of Sam Tridico. Auditorium) 11:30 a.m. in Church St. Peter’s HS -Franciscan Activity Center - Atrium Wednesday, April 12, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at St. Peter’s To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit April 14 at 7:00 p.m. redcrossblood.org,
Sorrowful Mysteries Rosary on Recycling (Every 2nd Friday of the month) Mondays at 5:00 p.m. May 12, 2017 — 10-11 am / 2-4 pm Franciscan April 10 ` Activity Center parking lot.
BLUE BARRELS: April 8-9
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CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB: The next luncheon will be Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Ontario Event center with luncheon at 12 noon. All Catholic Women in the St. Juan Diego Deanery are invited. If you are new, we encourage you to join us and get to know the Catholic women in the area. Please call Sharon Houseworth at 419-347-1631 or 419-545-2242 or call Geri Rea at 419-709-8184. Reservations must be made by April 7, 2017 before noon. Looking forward to meeting new members.
Divine Mercy Sunday at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine The Sorrowful Mother Shrine (south of Bellevue) will be observing the Divine Mercy Novena as follows: Friday, April 14, 2017 at 11:00 in the Shrine Chapel-First Day, Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 11:00 in the Shrine Chapel-Second Day, Easter Sunday, April 16 through Easter Saturday, April 22 each day at 10:35 a.m. in the Shrine Chapel (before the 11:00Mass). On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, 2017 we will have special devotions at 2:30 p.m. The devotions will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a procession (weather permitting) to the Shrines of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Czestochowa and Benediction. All are welcome to join us for this special prayer in honor of the love and forgiveness of God. For more information, call: 419-483-3435
North Central Ohio Vocations Club will have their monthly meeting Monday, April 10th, after the 5:30pm Mass at St. Peter's. Deacon Larry Wilson, former parishioner of St. Peter's and deacon at St. Leonard parish in Heath, OH, will be our guest speaker. He will share his vocation story. Dinner is $7. Guests welcome.
The Toledo Diocese Catholic Council of Women is sponsoring a Spiritual Day of Renewal at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey on Wednesday, May 10, from 9 am to 3 pm for all women. Elizabeth Ficocelli, author, speaker, radio host will be presenting The Age of Mary: A Talk on Spiritual Warfare and Bleeding Hands, Weeping Stone. The day includes Liturgy, Marian Devotions, light breakfast and lunch. Pre-registration is required by April 28. Cost $15. Contact Judy Warntz at 419 867-1227 or Susie Pinkham, Pastoral Center, 419 244-6711, Ext. 4929 to register.
An “Entering Canaan” Day of Prayer and Healing Retreat for women who are suffering as a result of an abortion will be held Saturday, April 29, 2017. The day is hosted by Project Rachel, a ministry of Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo. For more information and confidential reservations, please call 1-888-456- HOPE or 419-260-5811. Or email [email protected]. Come and experience God’s mercy! Did you know? The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People calls for annual audits of dioceses and eparchies to ascertain compliance with USCCB guidelines. Annual Audits have been conducted since 2003. Results of the audits are published online in May for the public. Page 7 St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio April 9, 2017 Page 8 St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio April 9, 2017
St. Vincent de Paul Society READINGS FOR THE WEEK Today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of the holiest of Chris- Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 tian weeks. Let us pray for the grace to take up our own cross Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 and to follow Jesus through death to new life. Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; The Society of St. Vincent de Paul assists our community fami- Mt 26:14-25 lies when other resources are not available. In the past few Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9; months, our brothers and sisters have been assisted with food, Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 utility payments, rental assistance, car repairs, birth certificates Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; and state id’s, and purchasing a mattress for an elderly individ- Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; ual. Our ministry strives not only to ease their financial bur- Jn 13:1-15 dens, but to share with them the light of Christ through prayer Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, and outreach. 25; We appreciate your support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, so that together we can help those in need as they carry their 10, cross of suffering and pain. Donations can be made through 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; the green striped monthly collection envelope or through a b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8- plain envelope marked “St. Vincent de Paul”. Thank you for 11; your continued support and prayers for our Ministry. c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Mt 28:1-10 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; TODAY’S READINGS Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35 Gospel at the Procession with Palms — Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11). First Reading — In spite of my sufferings I am not disgraced. I am not put to shame (Isaiah 50:4-7). New Parishioner: Psalm — My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Psalm 22) Michael & Ann Schuh Chad Coward Second Reading — Christ emptied himself, and God filled this emptiness with exaltation (Philippians 2:6-11). Gospel — The account of Christ’s passion according to Baptism: Matthew (Matthew 26:14 — 27:66 [27:11-54]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Winston Andrew Wolf
A Family Perspective: The cruel death of Jesus tells us bad things can and do happen to very good people. It also tells us God is present during the suffering. When bad things happen, God does not abandon us.
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