Pastor: Father Bruce Riebe Deacons: Bill Fredrick, Robert Kirschner Kenneth Malley Office Administrator: Michele Wiltshire Rectory Phone: 440-526-1818 Office Phone: 440-526-0016 Fax: 440-526-6464 (24 hrs.) e-mail:
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“Living the Word of Christ Together”
June 24: Birth of John the Baptist John the Baptist plays a key role in the New Testament. He is the bridge, the Forerunner, the one sent to prepare the way of the Lord. His holiness turned the hearts of the Israelites to repentance, thus making them capable of accepting the coming of the Messiah. The commemoration of St. John’s Nativity is one of the older, if not the oldest, feasts in honor of any Saint found in the Church. Ordinarily the Church observes the day of a Saint’s death because that day marks his entrance into heaven. St. John is an exception to this rule because he was “filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb.” His nativity, therefore, is already a day of triumph. Nothing can be said with certainty as to the date of the birth of St. John the Baptist. The gospel suggests that he was born about six months before Christ. (Luke 1:5-25) St. John the Baptist is represented with two large wings because he is the messenger of the Messiah. It is about this man that Scripture says, “I send my messenger ahead of you to prepare the way before you.” (Mt. 11:10) In the icon, John makes the gesture of the preacher with his right hand and holds an open scroll in his left hand which proclaims the message of his preaching. “Reform your lives! The reign of God is at hand.” (Mt. 3:2) As a man of the desert, he is clothed in a camel’s hair garment. The rocks behind the Forerunner represent the wilderness, and the strip of water below his feet represents the Jordan River. We also find some bushes and an axe “laid to the root of the tree.” (Mt. 3:10) alluding to the words of his preaching. In the lower left hand corner, a cup with the head of St. John recalls that he would end his life in martyrdom. St. John the Baptist stands before us and calls us to repentance before the Lord.
Wednesday is a Solemn Holyday. The liturgy will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John Paul II Chapel. After services plan to enjoy some fellowship and cookies/punch courtesy of the Ladies’ Auxiliary.
June 21, 2015
Glory to Jesus Christ! Liturgy Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday
June 22 June 23 June 24
Thursday
June 25
Friday Saturday Sunday
June 26 June 27 June 28
June 24 June 27 June 28
7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. †Dennis Chrustic by Kathy Strobel 8:00 a.m. †Fr. Stanley Bartkus by Mary Janocko Solemn Holyday: Birth of John the Baptist 7:00 p.m. †Mary Dorobish by Chuck/Lynne Dorobish (Outdoor Liturgy at St. John Paul II Chapel) 8:00 a.m. Intention of Richard/Beverly Klinkovsky (32nd Wedding Anniversary) by Joseph Klinkovsky 8:00 a.m. †Robert Dudy by Bill Dudy 4:00 p.m. †Margaret Bakos by Don/Shirley LaFleur 10:00 a.m. Intention of the Parishioners
Altar Servers
Lectors
Greeters
B. Dirda & N. Matyas S. & G. Lupia C. & T. Macik, J. Cohn & G. Karaffa
J. Valus T. Macik
D. Sabo & M. Lupia H. Oros & J. Klinkovsky
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
The schedule and raffle tickets for the July 19 parish picnic can be found in your mail slots. Please either purchase or sell the three books found with your letter. There’s some great prize opportunities and your cooperation helps defray much of the cost related to the event. Returns can be made through the collection basket or U.S. mail (or they can be dropped off). Additional tickets can be obtained by contacting Lisa Greb (330-461-6622) or the parish office (440526-0016).
Starting with this week’s Feast, all of the summer (June-August) holydays will be celebrated at the St. John Paul II Shrine. (Except for the obligatory days where the morning liturgy will be held in church.) There are benches and picnic tables for sitting, however, if you’d like more comfort, bring your own chair. Feel free to park down below. Also, there will be time to socialize afterwards. The Ladies’ Auxiliary kindly has offered to provide refreshments (except on July 20 when cars will be blessed).
We are currently in the hunt for a choir director. It will be a paid position. The primary function of this individual would be to form and rehearse an a capella choir to sing once a month, as well as Christmas/Easter/Good Friday. A detailed job description is available on the website. Applicants need to submit a cover letter, resume and references to Father. The deadline is July 13. We have a new website featuring improved dropdown tabs, sharp/ colorful graphics and other user-friendly enhancements that will make navigating your visit to stjoebyz.com an enjoyable and informative experience! The new site is more easily updated/modified than the old, enabling the current team (Dennis Sedlak, Linda Szucs and Michele Wiltshire) to keep things fresh. We thank the generous donor who funded this undertaking. Please visit soon and encourage your friends/family to do the same!
Ȅ Deacon Kenneth Malley, serving as deacon here since February 1, is being considered for ordination to the presbyterate (priesthood). All the church faithful are to make known to Fr. Bruce Riebe impediments or other reasons why the candidate is not fit for ordination.
ǤǤǤ The Ladies’ Auxiliary made a donation of $250 to the “Wounded Warrior Project” in honor of our fathers. Thanks to the Auxiliary for providing the danish/ muffins after liturgy today.
The Building Commission will meet on Tuesday at 6:00.
Your Weekly Offering June 14, 2015 Sunday: 6 Student Envelopes: Cash: Candles: Building Fund: Total:
$2,559.00 9.00 38.00 88.00 510.00 $3,204.00
Have you remembered St. Joseph Church in your Will and/or Trust?
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New lector schedules will be coming out by the end of the month. Anyone interested in being part of this ministry should contact Father.
Congratulations to our May winners of $55 each! #147 #33 #222 #102 #123
Jeff Domzalski Michael W. Karaffa Bill Csak Marie McGrath Michelle Dirda
Father will be training new altar servers in July. Any boy going into fourth grade (thru 12th) is eligible. Please let Father know if your son is interested (by June 30).
The Ladies’ Auxiliary thanks everyone who came downstairs last Sunday for the “Strawberry Shortcake Social!”
A lot of time slots are still open to staff our “Brecksville Home Days” booth (June 26-28). Father will be contacting Brecksville parishioners this week for assistance.
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The Global Outreach is planning another Rummage Sale on August 28, 29, & 30. Donations are now being accepted (please no clothing, TV’s, books, or computers) and can be left in the Kindergarten room in the Education Center.
Please remember all of the sick/ suffering in your prayers, especially Charlotte Picha (St. Vincent Charity) and Mary Jane Dietz (Greenbrier Healthcare, rehab). There’s a new Catholic radio station in town! Tune in to AM 1260, THE ROCK, for programming you can trust.
God Placed a Trust in Fathers God placed a trust in fathers for strength to support their family’s needs, to serve them and yet to keep enough sensitivity to support the small and fragile hopes of a little child. •
To guide in gentleness, to love, and to teach with corrective discipline, not with anger but with a calm mind and an active heart.
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To know that not all the pain or scratches in life can be seen from the outside and to realize that sometimes it is the inner pains a child has that needs the most comfort.
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To set an example of goodness of heart and though a father may hold a child’s hand with his own calloused fingers, he will know when to hold on firmly and when to reach out gently.
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To care enough to know that love is built in small ways in shared time in the on-going days. Sharing love and laughter are also elements of his care.
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To be so strong that he can be leaned upon and yet wise enough to know that God awaits to help him with each decision of the mind and will.
God placed a trust in fathers to be strong in love, persistent in forgiveness, consistent in the sharing of all he has with all of those he loves, and to guide his children in walking uprightly before the Lord.
Father’s Day Prayer
PARISH INFORMATION
God our Father, In your wisdom and love you made all things. Bless those fathers who have taken upon themselves the responsibility of parenting. Bless those who have lost a spouse to death or divorce who are parenting their children alone. Strengthen them by your love that they may be the loving, caring persons they are meant to be. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen
ACTIVITY CENTER & HALL RESERVATIONS: 440-526-0016 PRAYER FOR THE WEEK: 440-526-6464 (24 hours) CONFESSIONS: One half hour before liturgies for fifteen minutes and by request MEN’S CLUB: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. LADIES’ AUXILIARY: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. A-OK CLUB: 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. COFFEE SOCIAL: Every Sunday after liturgy EASTERN CATHOLIC FORMATION (ECF) CLASSES: Sundays 9:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m. BULLETIN INFORMATION DEADLINE: Tuesday noon
