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 IS THE HOLY TRINITY Today’s feast, extending a dimension of Easter Today we celebrate the Holy Trinity, one of the most confounding joy into Ordinary Time, reminds us that every mysteries of our faith. Through this mystery we experience our aspect of worship centers on the mystery of relationship to God: Creator, Savior, and Holy Spirit. This relationship God in three persons. At baptism, we are is not easy to understand or to describe. It does not become clearer initiated into Christ and the Spirit. The Creed through analysis. Its complexity mirrors the complexity of all our we recite at Mass every Sunday has its roots in relationships. We understand our relationships with our spouses, our the ancient celebration of baptism, when a children, our parents, and our friends only through daily give-and-take, new believer was questioned at the edge of the annual rituals, and the life-changing moments we share. We waters of the font with three questions: Do understand our relationships only as we live them. The relationships you believe in God, the Father, the Son, the we have with those we love, and who love us, sustain us through an Holy Spirit? Three questions, three uncertain and difficult life. This is the Holy Trinity. affirmations, three immersions into the saving What is striking about today’s readings is that each is incomplete. waters. Because every liturgy abounds with What they do offer is a description of a moment in our relationship, a references to the Trinity, not only in words but memory of a time and an event when our relationship made sense even in blessings by the sign of the cross, this feast though that sense may be beyond our ability to describe fully. Often was not easily accepted into the calendar. that is all that our faith offers, that is, a memory of what is possible, Pope Alexander in the eleventh century what is promised, what has been given. A memory of eternity, of love remarked that the liturgy is so laden with beyond understanding is to be cherished and nurtured even if not fully praise of the Trinity that there was no need for understood. This is the Holy Trinity. © J. S. Paluch Co. a special feast. Two hundred years later, while in exile in France, Pope John XXII proclaimed the feast, but it was not until 1911 that Pope PRAYER INTENTIONS St. Pius X gave it status as a solemnity. Let us always pray for our sick and homebound. A favorite image in art for today is the Icon of In particular, please remember in prayer: the Trinity, showing three glorious winged men seated at a table laden with bread and a cup of Tim Holka Hilda Keller Ken Boehnlein Ron Nader Georgia Poe McIntyre Phil Conti wine. It recalls Abraham’s hospitality to angels Ronnie Kasovich Robert Anderson Laura Najarian and gives expression to the inner life of God, a Betty Jean Stevens Loretta Brugmann Cindy Mason life lived in relationship, a life poured out in Susan Gross Kathy Fejes Tom & Pat Smith abundance whenever Christians gather at the Joe Casalicchio Nancy Richards Kyle Painley table of the Eucharist to give praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Spirit. SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME PRAYER LINE ~ 440-279-1163 —Rev. James Field, © J. S. Paluch Co. LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE—6/22-23 Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ...... Flower Fund Intentions 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Mass .... Flower Fund Intentions SERVERS C. Gerba B. Ruffner I. Szoka Mon. No Liturgy C. Varkala Tues. 8:00 a.m. Mass ...... John & Barbara Skrlac Wed. 8:00 a.m. Mass ...... Joe & Barbara LaMont LECTORS M. Ward-Clayton B. O’Connor A. Powers Thur. No Liturgy J. Horvath J. Benek M. Fratus Fri. No Liturgy EUCH. MIN. G. Scopilliti G. Scopilliti G. Scopilliti Sat. 4:00-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation K. Gray P. Fussaro N. Daczko 4:15 p.m. Rosary B. Kasubick J. Daczko 5:00 p.m. Mass ...... Bill & Rose Sontag D. Kruis M. Feddor Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ...... Albert Kovach J. Kruis B. Colin 10:30 a.m. Mass .... Charles & Ruby Bultinck D. O’Donnell C. Kotkowski SYMPATHY MASS SET-UP Staff S. Zwolinski B./K. Kotkowski We extend our sympathy to the family and CLEANERS C. Vanek friends of James Lougen, son of John & Kelly Ober, who recently passed away. May they find STEWARDSHIP WAY OF LIFE comfort and strength as their loved one lives SUNDAY COLLECTION (6/9): $5,185.00 in the eternal presence of God in whom all ONLINE GIVING (6/9): $ 975.95 find comfort and peace. WEEKLY AMOUNT NEEDED: $6,125.00 OVER/UNDER: +$ 35.95 THIS WEEK’S READINGS # OF ENVELOPES & ONLINE: 166 (of 405) Mon: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT Tues: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2,5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us know and live the truth. Wed: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6,16-18 To prepare ourselves, we need to open our hearts to receive this Thur: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 gift before we can give it. Develop a daily prayer routine. Talk and Fri: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 listen to the Holy Spirit. This is best done in silence, when we can Sat: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 hear His response. To Prepare For Next Weekend’s Mass . Sun: Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:1-4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 Visit us on the web at www.stjosephmantua.com Father’s Day Mass Remembrance 2019 With loving gratitude for work & sacrifices, these fathers are remembered in Mass celebrations in our parish on Father’s Day Weekend. In Honor Of David Fedor Robert Carlisle Wilson Woicehovich Edwin Bell Scott Gerba Tony Regec Dave O’Donnell Ken O’Donnell In Loving Memory Of Casalicchio Beloved Larry Postlethwait Ken Rhoda, Sr. Onchak & Zitner Families Floyd Pahoresky Fred Gray Robert Molnar Jim Sargiovanni, Sr. Bill Sontag Victor Reed Rudy Wojtecki, Sr. Ziggy Przybylski Anthony Sontag Stanley Zalewski Rudy Wojtecki, II Julian Romanello James Gennero Glenn Reed James A. DeFoor Chester Jasko Charles Gaglione Carl J. Feddor Adolph Sluckle Richard Pratt Bert O’Donnell John Kochis George Skupski Edward Kuzniakowski Jim Olwill Edward Stemnock, Sr. David Skupski Dominic J. Zullo John Basel Albert Kovach Charles Skupski Joseph C. Tornabene Richard Fedor John Havrilesko Frank Sobocinski Lenvil Workman Michael Oslovic Frank Brosovich Frank Sobocinski, Jr. Arnold Mumm Brian E. Cole Ed Szygenda Michael Greenwood Adam P. Wetshtein Joe Koval John Goodwill Willard Greenwood George Graber Doyle Mahoney Charles Putka Davis Greenwood Joseph Kasovich Mike Painley Bill Rolf Robert Sawyer Bernie DelGuzzi B. Conrad Carl Emerick Edward Januszko Henry Van Dame, Sr. Fr. Norm Smith Steve Emerick Walter Sawyer Henry Van Dame, Jr. Earl Smith Charles Richards Albert Gerba Robert Van Dame Ed Sadon Earl Burley Ted Gerba Anthony Bove Joe O’Connor Bob Grayford Liam Grimley Edward Write Joe Mahoney Louis Novak Additional Donations A Successful Man That man is a success - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hornyak who has lived well, Mr. & Mrs. Leroy DeLair laughed often and loved much; Mrs. Rose Pemberton who has gained the respect of intelligent men Mr. Richard Custer and the love of children; Mr. & Mrs. Dale Zullo who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it; who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had. —Author Unknown CATHOLIC YOUTH DAY SUMMER AT ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH On Tuesday, June 18, The PSR office closes at the end of May, those that purchase but there is still summer fun to be had tickets at the here at St. Joseph’s. Check the website “Catholic Youth Day” window (to the right of and the bulletin for upcoming events. the Main Entrance gate) can do so for the The PSR office reopens on August 6. discounted cost of $45.00 per person with the Have a great summer! option to also purchase a “Beverage Bracelet” for $10.00 unlimited soft drinks.