ST. JOSEPH PARISH 11045 St. Joseph Blvd. , Mantua OH 44255 Parish Office 330-274-2253 / Fx 330-274-2254 PSR Office 330-274-2268 www.stjosephmantua.com www.facebook.com/stjosephmantua PARISH STAFF & SUPPORT Rev. Edward Stafford Pastor Deacon Gerry Scopilliti Permanent Deacon Sr. Joyce Schreiber, SND Pastoral Associate Margaret Haney Director of Religious Education Bill Davies Music Minister Lydia Kulesza Pianist Kathi Trares Parish Secretary Cindy Clark Business Office Manager Cindy Olesh Ox Roast Fair Financial Secretary (Volunteer) Mary Ann Feddor Sacristan (Volunteer) Dan Nuti Janitor Greg D’Aurelio, John Kruis & Don Engelhart Maintenance Ministry Crew LITURGY SCHEDULE SATURDAY 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. (Summer) WEEKDAY 8:00 a.m. Tues.-Thur. HOLY DAYS & SPECIAL LITURGIES (please refer to bulletin) RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturdays 4:00-4:30 p.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION First Friday 7:00-9:00 p.m. HOLY ROSARY Saturdays 4:15 p.m. Proud Home of the Ox Roast Fair! TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION THIS SACRED MEAL We owe today’s beautiful feast to a valiant Today we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of woman who suffered a great deal to establish Christ. Each of the readings includes a blessing and a feast out of her love for the Eucharist. a sharing of food. They remind us of the central Juliana was a nun in Belgium in the place of meals in our lives. Each meal brings to thirteenth century. She served in a hospital mind other meals: the sharing of cookies and milk, for lepers. She became convinced through her pizza and beer, loaves and fishes, bread and wine. prayer that the liturgical year was incomplete When we prepare a meal for our family, our friends, because it had no feast for the Eucharist. Her even strangers, we always put something of efforts were not welcome, and a supervising ourselves into the preparation and the meal itself. priest sought to punish her for promoting a The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reminds us feast that nobody wanted. He even had her of what God put into the preparation for this meal that we accused of financial mismanagement and celebrate today. We share this sacred meal and are transformed as banished her from her convent. we remember the death of Jesus and the sacrifice that nurtures our Shortly after she was exiled, the bishop faith, sustains our lives, and supports our work. © J. S. Paluch Co. approved the feast. It quickly spread through Europe. In those days, people very seldom received Holy Communion, and so the PRAYER INTENTIONS processions through the streets with the Let us always pray for our sick and homebound. Eucharistic bread not only led to an In particular, please remember in prayer: awareness of Christ’s hunger to be with us, but prepared the way for a deeper desire to Tim Holka Hilda Keller Ken Boehnlein Ron Nader Georgia Poe McIntyre Phil Conti receive Christ’s Body and Blood in more Ronnie Kasovich Robert Anderson Laura Najarian frequent Communion. The feast grew rapidly, Betty Jean Stevens Loretta Brugmann Cindy Mason but Juliana disappeared into poverty and a Susan Gross Kathy Fejes Tom & Pat Smith hidden life. She ended her days as an Joe Casalicchio Nancy Richards Kyle Painley anchoress, a woman living in seclusion in a Fr. Tom McCarthy room attached to a parish church. Imagine her delight at seeing us gathered at the table SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME PRAYER LINE ~ 440-279-1163 of the Lord on this day, aware of Christ’s Are you in need of prayer? The Sisters of Notre Dame wish you presence in our midst, sharing fully in to know that their sisters in Assisted Living and Health Care Christ’s Body and Blood. Our celebration dedicate time each day to receive calls and pray for your today invests her struggle and sorrows with intentions. They look forward to praying for you and holding dignity and meaning. your needs and concerns in their hearts. —Rev. James Field, © J. S. Paluch Co. LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE—6/29-30 LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ...... Albert Kovach 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Mass .... Lottie Maron SERVERS J. Olesh J. Gerhardt P. Gedeon Mon. No Liturgy C. Gross Tues. 8:00 a.m. Mass ...... Kerry Gorman LECTORS K. Wood B. Custer B. Curtin Wed. 8:00 a.m. Mass ...... People of St. Joseph A. Brunton R. Custer D. Bultinck Thur. 8:00 a.m. Mass ...... Weimerskirch Family Fri. No Liturgy EUCH. MIN. G. Scopilliti G. Scopilliti G. Scopilliti Sat. 4:00-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation T. Norden M. Romanello T. Gross 4:15 p.m. Rosary J. Sawyer D. Rich-Gross 5:00 p.m. Mass ...... Andrew & Jean Skall K. Trares B. Sabol Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ...... Bill Gregg K. Zander J. Seljan 10:30 a.m. Mass .... Loretta McCartney C. Baumbick R. Skocdopole MASS SET-UP Staff S. Zwolinski B./K. Kotkowski CLEANERS K. Hogue, J. Kropp THIS WEEK’S READINGS Mon: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; STEWARDSHIP WAY OF LIFE Lk 1:57-66, 80 SUNDAY COLLECTION (6/16): $6,041.50 Tues: Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6, 12-14 ONLINE GIVING (6/16): $1,566.95 Wed: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; WEEKLY AMOUNT NEEDED: $6,125.00 Mt 7:15-20 OVER/UNDER: +$1,483.45 Thur: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16]; # OF ENVELOPES & ONLINE: 153 (of 405) Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29 Fri: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Lk 15:3-7 The story of the Loaves and Fishes shows us that when we share Sat: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; what we have, even if it doesn’t seem like that much, miracles can Jn 21:15-19 happen! Do not think that your gift is too small or insignificant! To Prepare For Next Weekend’s Mass . God blesses all the gifts we offer and makes them wondrous. Sun: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62 Visit us on the web at www.stjosephmantua.com RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WEEK 2019: STRENGTH IN HOPE In the face of our country’s challenges, and challenges within the Church herself, Catholics find strength in the hope of Jesus Christ. We want to share that hope with everyone. Religious freedom gives us the space to carry out the mission that Jesus entrusted to the Church. Religious freedom means that Catholics, and all people of goodwill, are free to seek the truth to live in accordance with that truth, and so to strengthen our common life as a nation. Beginning June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops celebrates Religious Freedom Week. In the midst of our current challenges, join us as we seek the kingdom and find Strength in Hope. Learn more at www.usccb.org/ReligiousFreedomWeek. 60TH ANNUAL CHICKEN DINNER FESTIVAL St. Ambrose Parish in Garrettsville will be holding it’s 60th annual Chicken Dinner Festival the weekend of June 29/30. Come on out on Saturday, June 29, 1:00-8:00 p.m. & Sunday, June 30, 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Enjoy delicious chicken dinners (adults $12.00 / children $8.00; carry out available), Chinese auction, games of chance for adults, children’s games, raffles, and bingo. For more CELEBRATING JULY 4TH info., please call 330-527-4105 or find them on Facebook. On this day of the national celebration of our Nation's independence you are encouraged to celebrate 10:00 a.m. HUNGER NEVER TAKES A SUMMER VACATION Mass at St. Joe’s. Participating in the When poor and working Eucharist on Independence Day is an poor families face a set- excellent way to let freedom, God’s back, such as an holy freedom, ring in our hearts. As we unexpected medical celebrate let us remember to pray that expense, missing work God will strengthen and bless America due to a sick child, or and make our nation a haven of liberty vehicle repairs, the consequences can lead to a serious financial and justice for all — born and unborn. crisis. Sometimes there is not enough money left to cover all of the monthly expenses, including food. Catholic Charities’ annual Summer Hunger campaign aims to provide food for families with DIRECTORY NEWS children during the summer months. Please support our Summer Many of you are anxious to receive your Hunger campaign by visiting www.ccdoy.org to learn more, new Parish Pictorial Directory. Please know praying for those impacted by poverty, and by making a gift that this will take some time. After online. Thank you for your generosity. submitting our activity pages & overall layout, the proof has to be approved (about 3 week process). When Lifetouch receives final approval, it will take 3-5 BULLETIN ADS weeks for our directories to be printed. It is through the generosity of those who took out ads in our bulletin So, that means late summer or early fall that we receive our parish bulletin free of charge. Many of the before they arrive. Watch for news on how advertisers are from our parish.