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St. Anthony of Padua Parish Pastoral Staff Mass Schedule Pastor: Fr St. Anthony of Padua Parish Pastoral Staff Mass Schedule Pastor: Fr. Dale W. Staysniak Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm, 6:00pm Parochial Vicar: Fr. Peter T. Kovacina Sunday: 8:00am,10:00am, 12:00pm DRE/Pastoral Minister: Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E Pastoral Minister: Sr. Roberta Goebel, OSU Principal: Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz Parish Secretary: Mrs. Joyce Fanous Monday-Friday: 7:00am, 8:00am Music Minister: Mrs. Nancy Tabar Holy Days: Vigil - 5:30pm 7:00am, 9:00am Parish Directory 5:30pm, 7:00pm Parish Address: 6750 State Road Parma, Ohio 44134 Confession Schedule Parish Office: (440) 842-2666 Saturday: 3:00pm-4:00pm Religious Education: (440) 845-4470 Parish Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 9:00am-7:00pm or by appointment Friday 9:00am-4:00pm Parish Website: stanthonypaduaparma.org Stay Connected parmastanthony School Directory School Office: (440) 845-3444 @parmastanthony School Website: stanthonyofpaduaschool.org parmastanthony ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OH Wedding Banns BANNS II Lauren Georgeson & Joseph Falsone BANNS I Kristin Spilker & Brett Novak MONDAY, APRIL 24 7:00AM Philip Ruppert 8:00AM Carla Chmielecki TUESDAY, APRIL 25, St. Mark, Evangelist. 7:00AM Bernie Poyma 8:00AM Joseph & Mark Oros WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 Bernard Coulture 7:00AM Richard Peterlin J. Emmett Masterson 8:00AM Anthony Miller, Jr. Charles Passe THURSDAY, APRIL 27 7:00AM Raymond Rolinc 8:00AM Thomas E. English FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Contribution for Weekend April 15/16, 2017 7:00AM Joyce Macko 8:00AM Inez Kneblewicz Sunday Collection: $6,927.00 Faith Direct: $3,608.00 SATURDAY, APRIL 29, St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church. Easter Contributions: $34,130.00 11:00AM First Communion (includes Faith Direct) 4:30PM Geraldine Archacki 6:00PM For People of the Parish (living & deceased) SUNDAY, APRIL 30, Third Sunday of Easter. 8:00AM Thom-Russo Family 10:00AM Clayton Zak 12:00PM Andrea Kolo SUNDAY THOUGHT John 20:19-31 Please Pray For: Martha Ashton, Ed & Helen Bartkiewicz, Irene Bednar, Maxine Cerny, Joe & Marcia Demko, Gary DiRosa, Ray Dmytriw, Margaret Double, Jesus’ appearance today to the Apostles through locked Norbert Erker, Rita Fecek, Greg Findura, Anne Kilbane- doors is not some magic trick on His part, but a Friedl, Sandra Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Josephine Gaul, Robert Gielski, John Gladden, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron reminder that wherever we are, Jesus is also present. Hicks, Celeste Hurley, Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie This along with His greeting of “peace” should give us Jasany, Janet Johnson, Pat Jones, Michael Kaliszewski, Betty a deep sense of assurance. The offering of peace was Kilbane, Donald Kotarsky, Cynthia Kufleitner, Karen Kulju, Andrea Lagzdins, Robert Laheta, Dorothy Laquatra, Isidoro not Jesus’ way of saying “hello’, but a blessing LaRosa, William Laskey, Joe Leuser, Michael Lieske, Corinne connected with a promise He has made to each of us. Lipinski, Elizabeth Madar, Thomas Madej, Edward & Jesus is master of the universe and He will give us all Josephine Maskulka, Lenore Masterson, Claudia & Russell we need, both in this life, and more importantly, in the Mazanec, Peyton McCarthy, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Theodore & Dorothy Nagy, Jane Najlepszy, Mary life to come. There are many things that can get to us if Niec, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Agnes Padar, Timothy Petro, we allow them too. Personal and work problems seem Carrie Piechowski, Deanna Pisano, John Precario, Mary Jane to abound. We need the assurance form the one who Precario, Christopher Reeves, Leigh-Ann Revay, Vinny Ruvo, Frances Rymut, John & Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, has overcome all that life could throw at Him. Jesus Robert & Teresa Setele, Margaret Sheridan, Joe Skerl, Helen even overcame death! Trust Him and everything will be Smith, Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Jack Taylor, Phyllis fine. Tomaselli, Alice Tucker, Loretta Vacca, Annie Vorndran, Cathy Yappel, Andrew Yaronczyk, Christopher Yurko, Amanda Hope Zmecek. 1 SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 23, 2017 CELEBRATING THE SAINTS MERCY SUNDAY Saint Vincent Strambi, Bishop (1745-1824) This weekend is Mercy Sunday. Divine Mercy Devotions will be held Sunday afternoon from 2:30 Vincent was born on January 1, 1745, the p.m. until 3:30 p.m. beginning with the rosary before youngest of four children to Giuseppe and Eleanora the Blessed Sacrament. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will Strambi. His father was a pharmacist known for his be recited at 3:00 p.m. Come and join us to give praise charitable works and his mother was noted for her and thanks for Jesus’ Divine Mercy. sanctity. Vincent was a troublesome child who excelled in athletics and who, in his teenage years, become more devote. Educated by the Friars Minor he EVANGELIZATION TIP taught his fellow students the catechism. Despite Come to the Divine Mercy Holy Hour at initial resistance from his parents, Vincent entered the 2:30pm. Come and receive mercy, then go out diocesan seminary in 1762. Before his ordination to and show mercy. the priesthood Vincent made a retreat at the monastery of Vetralla. The monastery belonged to the Passionist congregation and it was here that Vincent met the Congregation’s founder Saint Paul of the Cross. DISPOSAL OF OLD PALMS Impressed by the devotion of the Passionists he asked When an article has been blessed by the Church, it Paul to be admitted to the Order. Feeling that Vincent means that it is set aside to be used to draw hearts and did not have the stamina for Passionist life, Paul minds to a deeper love and awareness of God. Once a initially refused. Finally after many trips back to the blessed article can no longer be recognized for that monastery, Paul of the Cross relented and admitted purpose, whether through prolonged use or because it him to the congregation. has been deliberately rendered so, the Church As a young priest, Vincent attended the considers that article as no longer blessed. This deathbed of Saint Paul of the Cross and penned a principle applies to statues, rosaries, religious pictures, definitive biography of the founder. He preached religious books, palms, or any article that has been missions with intense passion. In 1800, Vincent was blessed and was used for devotion. made bishop of Macerata, where he instituted a Therefore a suggested way to dispose of last year’s program of reform. He lived simply, lavished care on palms would simply be to crumble them up and use the poor, and rose each night at midnight to pray. In them, for example, as mulch in your flowerbeds or 1808, Vincent was exiled by Napoleonic troops and around your bushes. The deliberate breaking up of forced to go to Milan. There, many young priests religious articles or rendering them unrecognizable for sought him out for direction. devotion in some fashion before deposing of them is In 1823, the new-elderly Vincent was done so that others cannot use the discarded objects in permitted to resign his see; Pope Leo XII brought him an irreverent manner. Religious articles can be buried, to Rome as an advisor. Only three months into his burned, or disposed of in any manner that would pontificate, Leo become gravely ill. Called to prevent them from being misused use by others. administer the last rites, Vincent reassured him, “Holy Father, someone is going to offer his life for you, and I shall go now and say Mass for your recovery.” The 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY next day, Leo found new strength. Two days after that, CELEBRATION Saint Vincent suffered a stroke. He died on January 1, Reservations are now being accepted for couples married 50 years (married in 1824. It is believed that he had offered his own life for 1967) to come and celebrate at The the pope’s. Saint Vincent Strambi’s feast is September Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, on Sunday, July 30, th 24 . 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Couples who are celebrating other significant years, 55 or over, or those who missed WEEKLY WORK OF previous celebrations are also welcome to attend. MERCY Registration forms are available at the Rectory office. Pray for someone who has Deadline for reservations is Monday, June 12, 2017 but annoyed or angered you recently. please get your reservations in early as seating is limited at the Cathedral. Thank you. 2 ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OHIO LET’S TALK ABOUT IT One of the most difficult struggles for those who have family members using and/or addicted to drugs, especially heroin, is silence. They often have no one to talk to about their pain and the heavy burden on CATECHISTS, AIDES AND VOLUNTEERS their hearts. We can change that together. There’s a crisis raging in our state. The heroin epidemic is NEEDED FOR 2017-2018 PSR wreaking havoc on hundreds and thousands of Please prayerfully consider being a part of the important individuals and families across our region. Learn more ministry of passing on the Catholic Faith to our young people. We are in need of catechists, aides and other so that you can be that person others can turn to in their volunteers for the 2017-2018 school year. If you are time of need. Go to: www.GreaterthanHeroin.com. interested in learning more about the opportunities available Understanding is greater than this crisis. TOGETHER at our Parish School of Religion, please call Randy Harris at we are GREATER than heroin. Each of us can be a 440-842-2666. source of hope, help and healing to someone in need. PSR RE-REGISTRATION 2017-2018 PSR registration for the 2017-2018 school year is now TRINITY DOME underway. Re-registration forms have been mailed to your Next weekend, April 29/30, 2017, in response to the homes.
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