6750 STATE ROAD, PARMA, OHIO 44134 | STANTHONYPADUAPARMA.ORG PARISH OFFICE (440) 842-2666 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: (440) 845-4470 OFFICE HOURS Mon /Wed/Thurs— 9:00am - 7:00pm Tuesday & Friday— 9:00am - 4:00pm PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Dale W. Staysniak Pastor Fr. Peter T. Kovacina Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Gerard Blanda Deacon Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E DRE/Pastoral Minister Sr. Roberta Goebel, OSU Pastoral Minister Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz Principal CONFESSION SCHEDULE Mrs. Joyce Fanous Saturday Vigil: 3:00pm-4:00pm Parish Secretary or by appointment Mrs. Nancy Tabar Music Minister SCHOOL DIRECTORY MASS SCHEDULE (440) 845-3444 STANTHONYOFPADUASCHOOL.ORG Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm, 6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm Monday-Friday: 7:00am, 8:00am FOLLOW US ON Holy Days: 5:30pm (Vigil), 7:00am, 9:00am, SOCIAL MEDIA! 5:30pm, 7:00pm ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OH Baptized on Sunday, April 14, 2019: Colton Shawn Rollins John Edward Timmons MONDAY, APRIL 22 7:00AM Virginia Kohout 8:00AM Beverly Lammerding TUESDAY, APRIL 23 John Dessoffy 7:00AM Robert L. Stibley 8:00AM Raymond Ambrose Louise Pytlak WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 7:00AM Gloria Christ Wedding Banns 8:00AM John & Magdalene Gercevich BANNS III Holly Kerr & Nicholas Quallich THURSDAY, APRIL 25 7:00AM Bernie Poyma 8:00AM Millie Jancar Contributions for April 13/14 2019: FRIDAY, APRIL 26 7:00AM Joseph & Mark Oros Total Offering: $17,569.21 8:00AM Wayne Girard Sunday Collection: $14,498.76 Faith Direct: $3,070.45 SATURDAY, APRIL 27 11:00AM First Communion Mass Poor Box: $122.00 1:00PM Kerr / Quallich Wedding 4:30PM Thomas E. English 6:00PM Raymond Rolinc EASTER SUNDAY Reflection taken from an Easter Homily from St. Mellitus of Sardis. SUNDAY, APRIL 28, Divine Mercy 8:00AM Lawrence Galinski Family Jesus for the sake of suffering humanity came 10:00AM For People of the Parish (living & deceased) down from heaven to earth, clothed Himself in that very 12:00PM John & Mabel Conroy same humanity in the Virgin Mary’s womb and was born 2:30PM Divine Mercy Devotions a man. Therefore having a body capable of suffering, He took upon Himself the pain of fallen humanity. He Please Pray For: Ed & Helen Bartkiewicz, Irene Bednar, triumphed over the diseases of soul and body that were its Bob Boger, Karen Burke, Roseanne Buzinski, George & Janet Cron, Joe & Marcia Demko, Ray Dmytriw, Margaret Double, cause, and by His Spirit, He dealt man’s destroyer a Norbert Erker, Rita Fecek, Greg Findura, Anne Kilbane-Friedl, mortal blow. Sandra & Logan Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Josephine Jesus was led forth like a lamb. He was Gaul, Andrew Gerda, Robert Gielski, John Gladden, Frank slaughtered like a sheep. He ransomed us from our Gumina, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron Hicks, Celeste Hurley, Marian servitude to this world as He once ransomed Israel from Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Millie Jasany, Janet Johnson, Pat Jones, the land of Egypt. He freed us from our slavery to the Bill Kaine, Patricia Kaine, Lou Ann Keith, Betty Kilbane, Donald devil as He once freed Israel from the hands of Pharaoh. Kotarsky, Anthony William Kronholz, Cynthia Kufleitner, Andrea He sealed our soul with His own Spirit and the members Lagzdins, Dorothy Laquatra, April & John J. Lieske, Pat Lieske, of our bodies with his Blood. Corinne Lipinski, Elizabeth Madar, Thomas Madej, Edward & In Able, Jesus was slain. In Isaac, He was bound. Josephine Maskulka, Lenore Masterson, Claudia Mazanec, Peyton In Jacob, Jesus was exiled. In Moses, He was exposed to McCarthy, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Dorothy Nagy, Jane Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Ann Marie Niziolek, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, die. Jesus was sacrificed in the Passover Lamb, persecuted Agnes Padar, Gabe Papke, Marla Perko, JOHN & Ann Marie in David, and dishonored in the prophets. Petcher, Carrie Piechowski, Nicholas J. Precario, Nick, & John It is Jesus who was made man of the Virgin. It was Precario, Brian Puhaulik, Christopher Reeves, Leigh-Ann Revay, He who was hung upon the tree, buried in the earth, raised Kendall Rossi, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Sue Seda, Robert from the dead and taken up to the heights of heaven. On Setele, Margaret Sheridan, Helen Smith, Joan Smyke, Doug Stos, the tree, no bone of Jesus’ was broken and in the earth His Sylvia Stibley, Diane Straub, Richard Tabar, Alice Tucker, Richard body knew no decay. Jesus is the One who rose from the Turocy, Loretta Vacca, Annie Vorndran, Beverly Von Alt, dead and who raised the whole human race for the depth Margaret and Mary Williamson, Cathy Yappel, Christopher of the Tomb. In Jesus Christ, we put our hope. Alleluia! Yurko, Fran Zavesky, Amanda Zmecek. 1 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 21, 2019 CELEBRATING THE SAINTS Saint Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Foundress (1874-1949) Born Laura Montoya Upegui, Saint Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena came from a village in northern Colombia. When she was two, her father was DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY killed in Columbia’s civil war, her family lost all their Next Sunday, April 28, 2019 is Divine Mercy Sunday. possessions, and Laura was sent to live with her Divine Mercy Devotions will be celebrated beginning grandmother. The little girl felt orphaned; in her at 2:30 p.m. The Chaplet of Mercy will be recited at loneliness, she turned to reading the scriptures and 3:00 p.m. The Holy Hour will conclude with praying before the Blessed Sacrament. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus promises At sixteen, Laura’s mother sent her to school. an “ocean of mercy to those who honor his Divine She advanced quickly and soon was teaching students herself. While working in the elementary school, she Mercy.” saw the scorn many Colombians of Spanish descent had for the indigenous people. Laura found herself desiring to bring Christ to the indigenous Colombians DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET in the remote jungles. She shared her hopes with other SPECIAL PROGRAM young women and, in April 1914, she and four others All parishioners are invited to journeyed for ten days on mules to the Native attend a special program on settlements. This was the beginning of the Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30 Missionaries of Mary Immaculate and Saint Catherine to 8:30 p.m. in the main church in preparation for Divine of Siena and their work among the disadvantaged. Mercy Sunday. Each year a new film, documentary or Laura served over forty years among the Native educational talk is given on the subject of the Divine Colombians. For nine years before her death, she Mercy. taught from a wheelchair. This year, the evening will begin with the viewing of an extraordinary film, “St. Faustina and the Divine At her 2013 Canonization, Pope Francis said Mercy.” This film looks at the life of Saint Faustina, her that Laura communicated the Gospel to the indigenous diary and the message of Divine Mercy, with stunning peoples through “an effective pedagogy that respected silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and their culture and was not in opposition to it.” Her original contemplative music that touches your spirit to “pedagogy of love” continues to be fostered by her draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. It is a spiritual daughters in twenty-one countries. Her feast message of hope and a call to trust. st day is celebrated on October 21 . Then there will be an inspiring, sung version of the Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by fellowship and refreshments in the Hospitality Room. You are encouraged to bring a rosary; some will be available. This program is hosted by The Women’s Faith Ministry COMMUNION RITE POSTURE of St. Anthony of Padua. In compliance with the Diocese of Cleveland’s renewal of the Communion Rite Posture established in 2003, we will remain standing MOTHER’S DAY CARDS after the Lamb of God, throughout the singing of Mother’s Day Mass Cards will be sold after most the Communion Hymn, until the end of the Masses the weekends of April 27/28 and May 4/5. distribution of Holy Communion. Once the last Mother’s Day is May 12. This is a great way to honor person has received Holy Communion and the your Mom, living or deceased, by remembering her Communion Hymn ends, we may kneel or sit for with a special Mass. Cards for the Living are $2.00 private prayer. and cards for the deceased are $1.00. Cards may also be purchased at the rectory during regular business hours. 2 ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OHIO DONUT SALE FUNDRAISER THE BEST CATHOLIC CONTENT The Knights of Columbus will be ALL IN ONE PLACE holding a Krispy Kreme donut sale in FORMED the back of the church after all masses This online platform is free to parishioners of next Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and the St. Anthony of Padua community. Please 28. Donuts will be $8.00 per dozen or a half-dozen for take advantage of the online books, movies and $5.00. The proceeds from the donut sale will go audio content as well as study programs. toward the annual Knights of Columbus Measure Up campaign. Measure Up helps fund programs for those It’s Easy and Free to register! with developmental disabilities. Your support is 1. Go to Stanthonypaduaparma.formed.org greatly appreciated. 2. Click “register” and enter your name, email address, and desired password 3. 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