THE PARISH OF ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE January 3, 2021 9114 LAKE SHORE BLVD. MENTOR, OH 44060 Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM; Sunday: 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Parish Office: 440-257-5544 Recorded Sunday Mass: Website and Facebook Fax: 440-257-2318 Rosary one half hour before Vigil and Sunday Masses PSR Office: 440-257-6988 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 AM (First Fridays 7:00 PM) E-mail: [email protected] Website: stbedementor.org Holy Day: Refer to Bulletin Facebook: fb.me/StBedeMentor.org Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 PM or by appointment. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Dear Parishioner: NEW PARISHIONERS “THE HEAVENS TELL THE GLORY OF We welcome all new parishioners to make GOD.” This line from Psalm 19 sets the tone an appointment to register at the Parish for a Jewish and Christian way of looking at the Office and share your gifts within world, as well as a basis for our way of being in our community. the world. We may not look at it as anything special but that is simply because it is so normal to us, so much a part of who we are. PASTORAL STAFF But just as children who grow up in a healthy family may not think of Pastor the what they grew up with as anything special until they meet and Rev. Timothy J. Plavac encounter children who grew up in ugly or abusive situations, so too, Deacon we will come to appreciate our normal all the more when we look at Rev. Mr. John Burke, Jr. the normal of other cultures. Deacon & Liturgy In general, peoples of the ancient world saw their gods as fickle, Rev. Mr. Kenneth Knight vengeful beings, whom they needed to continually appease with sacrifices. The world, then, and people were playthings, and at the Pastoral Associate mercy of the powerful gods. The world was not a friendly place Mrs. Karen J. Roman telling anyone’s glory, but telling another story of the gods’ power Coordinator of Religious Education and caprice. Mrs. Laura A. Ruque Pastoral Care Nurses And so, a simple assertion like “the heavens tell the glory of God” Mrs. Diana Harvey would have set a very different tone for how we should approach Mrs. Stacy Rus the world; it sends a clear message that the greatness and majesty of God is reflected in the world, and therefore, we are free and are Music Director Miss Marjorie G. Zager enabled to contemplate this beauty and to INVESTIGATE IT! Yes, the wellspring of both, SCIENCE and PHILOSOPHY is in the worldview of the Bible. And so, no less, a scientific PAGE TWO ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE January 3, 2021 authority than Albert Einstein has written, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION and FORMATION “My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight PSR Classes: We are hopeful that our families will details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble continue religious education for their children using minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence the homeschool/online model until we are able to of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the resume in-person classes. We will be following the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” recommendations of the Health Department and He also said; “I am at all events convinced that the paying close attention to what our local schools are Old Man does not play dice.” doing. We miss seeing our students and families and What to say then of the dreary, lifeless world view… are looking forward to when we are once again able and here I do not mean the outlook of those ancient to safely meet. peoples who at least realized that the world was the PROVINCE OF THE GODS, and that human nature was Confirmation : Since Covid-19 cases are still high not THEIR OWN plaything, but the view of our modern in Lake County, Confirmation candidates will NOT pseudo-scientists? This worldview claims scientific meet in person for the January sessions. The January authority in making assertions that no real scientist can make about the beginning of the word, namely the claim session will be online and teens will receive that there was no “Old Man” whose hand fashioned all information via email. Teens are reminded to work things; and their assertion that there was only “dice” – a on the December online session that was emailed to chance occurrence of the elements. All this when in fact you and can also be found on the parish website. perhaps the greatest scientist the world has known, Albert Please submit your responses no later than Einstein, asserts that his lifelong investigations of the January 8th. “heavens and earth” tells him that there was, and is an “Old Man” and that he does not deal in chance. In other words, Einstein is very at home with the assertion that “the heavens tells the glory of God” as his words above indicate. Blessed Chalk for Epiphany: Available in the Gathering Space this weekend and The reason I am mentioning all this today is because it is the Feast of the Epiphany when a real scientific also January 9-10th. It is an ancient phenomenon appeared- the star that guided the Magi to custom to use blessed chalk to sign the the baby Jesus. And who knows, the coming together inside front doorway of your home. The recently of the planets Jupiter and Saturn was probably current year and the legendary names of very much like what happened in Jesus’ day. So if the the Magi (Caspar, Melchior, and “heavens tell the glory of God” my point is simply that, Balthasar) are written as follows: in the star of Bethlehem, the heavens really told the glory 20 + C + M + B + 21 of God that day; they told of the greatest glory that any human eye on earth could see, without a telescope and The following prayer is then said: even on cloudy days: the glory of the only Son of God May all who come to our home this year rejoice to coming first as a little child, then as a walking, talking, find Christ living among us; may we seek and serve loving and dying man, Jesus. in everyone we meet, Jesus, who is Lord for ever and ever. Amen. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Tim Plavac Book of Revelation Bible Study & Friday Eucharistic Adoration Discussion Recordings: The Book continues in January from 9:30 AM to of Revelation Bible Study and Discussion with Fr. Tim continues 4:00 PM in the chapel. Call the parish office for a time slot. on Wednesday, January 13th and 27th at 7:00 PM in the FTC. EPIPHANY OF THE LORD MENTOR, OHIO PAGE THREE Christmas 2020 Share the Gifts of Peace, Joy and Love in the New Year. Photos by Sandy Lund PAGE FOUR ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE January 3, 2021 BOOK OF INTENTIONS: You will find our Book of 2021 Church Calendars are Intentions on a special table in the Gathering Space, in blessed and now available in the which you are encouraged to write in prayer intentions Gathering Space. THANK YOU yourself. If you are unable to write a name in yourself, please call the Parish Office at 440-257-5544. McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home for the 2021 Please pray for these members of our parish family: Calendars. Jerry Yurick, Mother of Mary Ann Barberio, and son-in-law of Terry & Mary Anne O’Brien. End of Year Contribution Statements: Available Please pray for all those suffering the effects only by request. Please contact the of the COVID-19 virus. parish office with your request. Please pray for the repose of the souls of Mondays: 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM. Terrie Wascho, Joseph Faraldo, William Morgan, Tuesdays - Fridays: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. David Noble, William Radigan, sister of Joe Vidmar, sister-in-law of Marty Crews, father of Sue Dengel and brother of Joan Woc; and nephew of Phil & Jackie Adult Confirmation Sessions: Have you been Chinchar. baptized and received your First Holy Communion but have not been confirmed? St. Gabriel Parish in Concord Township is hosting Adult Confirmation sessions on Sunday afternoons, January 10, 17, 24 and 31 December Baptism: from 12:30 - 2:00 PM. Please register at Wyatt Joseph Rolik www.st-gabriel.org or call 440-352-8282. Deadline to register is January 8th. Christmas Prayer Tree: The Ancestor Worship Committee is pleased to announce Divorce Recovery for Catholics – Join Us for a that the Christmas Prayer Tree is in Zoom Virtual Support Group: St. Gabriel Parish is the gathering space and awaiting hosting an 8 week virtual support group for those your prayer requests. Below are who are separated or divorced using Zoom beginning ways to have your prayer request Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 7:00-9:00 PM. placed on the tree. Registration required. Visit Divorced-Separated.net In person write out your prayer or contact Karen at [email protected] or request on an ornament and 440-352-8282. place it on the tree (safety precautions will be available) Email your prayer requests to Father Tim @ Stewardship of Treasure [email protected] or December 20, 2020 Call Father Tim at 440-257-5544 x 110 and Adult Envelopes (227 envelopes) ............................ $12,407 Father will forward your prayer requests to the Automated Giving & Online (19 participants)….……..…..$1,433 Children’s Envelopes (0 envelopes)………....................