6750 STATE ROAD, PARMA, OHIO 44134 | STANTHONYPADUAPARMA.ORG PARISH OFFICE (440) 842-2666 PARISH BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: (440) 845-4470 PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Dale W. Staysniak Pastor Fr. Daniel M. Samide Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Gerard Blanda Deacon Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E DRE/Pastoral Minister Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz Principal Mrs. Joyce Fanous Parish Secretary CONFESSION SCHEDULE Mrs. Nancy Tabar By appointment only—please call the rectory Music Minister SCHOOL DIRECTORY (440) 845-3444 MASS SCHEDULE STANTHONYOFPADUASCHOOL.ORG Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm, 6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm Monday-Friday: 8:00am FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Holy Days: 5:30pm (Vigil), 7:00am, 9:00am, 5:30pm, 7:00pm @parmastanthony ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 7:00AM All Souls in Purgatory Chester Grad 8:00AM Rose Tomaselli Elizabeth Madar TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, The Presentation of the Lord. 7:00AM Stephen Krupa 8:00AM Ray Pfeil WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 7:00AM Eugene Mendyka 8:00AM Mary & George Doerflinger Contributions for Jan. 23/24, 2021 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Sunday Offering: $9,263.48 7:00AM Special Intention Robert A. Setele Faith Direct: $3,486.60 8:00AM Jean Danko Poor Box: $34.00 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr. 7:00AM Maria Nguyen Please consider our Parish’s Egiving option through 8:00AM Fran Zavesky Faith Direct. It is easy and secure. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, St. Paul Miki & Companions, Visit our parish website www.stanthonypaduaparma.org Martyrs. to sign up. Click on Donate at the top of the page. Thank 4:30PM Steve Barto you for your continued financial support. 6:00PM Tom Fanous SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 8:00AM Mary Relich 10:00AM Harry Thom 12:00PM For People of the Parish (living & deceased) *************************************************** SUNDAY THOUGHT Monday through Friday Mass schedule Mark 1:2128 One publically celebrated Mass at 8:00AM where the scheduled intention for that Mass will be remembered. We are told in today’s Gospel that the people in the One privately celebrated Mass where the 7:00AM synagogue in Capernaum were impressed with Jesus scheduled intention will be remembered. because He taught with authority. What is meant by this statement is that Jesus was not just passing on ****************************************** what other people were thinking or saying about Please Pray For: Ed Bartkiewicz, Chad Bigley, Charles & things or expressing current trends and opinion polls. Joyce Bruno, Karen Burke, Rick & Christopher Buzinski, Donna He always spoke the clear and unadulterated truth. He Cornell, George & Janet Cron, Marcia Demko, Margaret Double, Norbert Erker, Jack Ernest, Greg Findura, Anne KilbaneFriedl, was not concerned whether He would be accepted by Sandra & Logan Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Josephine others for what He taught, or as eventually will be the Gaul, Robert Gielski, Frank Gumina, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron case, rejected by His own people. God’s words of Hicks, Celeste Hurley, Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie truth cannot be contained. Even the demons as we Jasany, Janet Johnson, Bill Kaine, Lou Ann Keith, Betty Kilbane, Donald Kotarsky, Anthony William Kronholz, Cynthia Kufleitner, hear today in our passage were impressed by Jesus’ Andrea Lagzdins, Brian Lear, April & John J. Lieske, Pat Lieske, integrity. As Jesus’ followers today, we likewise are Corinne Lipinski, Thomas Madej, Andy Magnani, Edward & to be men and women of the truth of God’s forgiving Josephine Maskulka, Lenore Masterson, Claudia Mazanec, Mary and healing message of Salvation; a message that will Ann Mazzola, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Jane Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Ann Marie Niziolek, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Gabe receive mixed reactions as it did when it was first Papke, Marla Perko, John Peters, Carrie Piechowski, Nick & John spoken by Jesus himself. Let us ask the Holy Spirit’s Precario, Brian Puhaulik, Christopher Reeves, LeighAnn Revay, help today for the courage we need to be witnesses of Kendall Rossi, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Margaret Sheridan, the Gospel. Helen Smith, Joan Smyke, Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Diane Straub, Logan Thomas, Richard Turocy, Annie Vorndran, Margaret and Mary Williamson, Cathy Yappel, Christopher Yurko, Abigail Weir. 1 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 31, 2021 CELEBRATING THE SAINTS THE BEST CATHOLIC CONTENT Blessed Claudio Granzotto, Religious (19001947) ALL IN ONE PLACE Claudio was born Riccardo, the ninth child of It’s Easy and Free to register! Visit Formed.org peasant farmers in Santa Lucia di Piave, near Venice, Click sign up. Italy. He showed an early natural talent for drawing, Select “I belong to a Parish.” painting and making models. After a short stint in the Find our parish by name, zip, or parish code. army, he found a way to go to the Venice Academy of Enter your email M and you’re in. Fine Arts at the age of eighteen. 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