Saint Michael Catholic Church 6912 Chestnut Rd. Independence, OH 44131 

“Meeting Christ through prayer and being Christ for the World” 

Pastoral Staff  Fr. John J. Mullee Pastor  Fr. John Vrana Retired—in residence  Sr. Betty Gulick Minister to the Sick & Homebound  Mr. Todd Dockrill Director of Music & Technology  Ms. Yvonne Saunders  School Principal  Mr. Randy Kula Coordinator of Youth Ministry & Faith  Formation 

  Support Staff  Christine Dockrill Business Manager  Wendy Boergert Secretary  Ed Riegelmayer John Noga Doug Petrillo Maintenance   

Mass Schedule Saturday——-4:30pm Sunday———8:00am

10:00am 12:00pm

Mon.-Wed. & Fri.—8:30am Holy Days——8:30am

12:05pm 7:00pm

Legal Holidays 8:30am

Confessions Saturday——-3:30pm

and by appointment

Anointing of the Sick by appointment

Rectory Office 216.524.1394 216.524.1395 Rectory Fax 216.328.8537 Rectory Hours (Mon.-Fri.) 9am—2pm Religious Education Office 216.524.4212 Music Ministry Office 216.524.2425 Ministries Scheduling Coordinator Sue Synek syneks22@gmail.com Church Website: stmichaelchurchindependence.org School Office 216.524.6405 School Fax 216.524.7538 School Website: stmichaelschoolinfo.com

Weddings & Baptisms please call the Rectory

to schedule

(One of the following forms of the penitential act is used:)

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. “May God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.” Amen.

“Have mercy on us, O Lord.” For we have sinned against you. Show us, O Lord, your mercy.” And grant us your salvation. “May God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.” Amen. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “Christ, have mercy,” Christ, have mercy. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy.

“Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “Christ, have mercy,” Christ, have mercy. “Lord, have mercy,” Lord, have mercy. “May God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.” Amen.

Or:

Or:

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace to people of goodwill.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father, Amen.

1st Reading - Isaiah 55:1-3

A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18

Music : Owen Alstott, (C) 1977, 1990 OCP.

The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

2nd Reading - Romans 8:35, 37-39

A Reading from the second Letter of Saint Peter

Brothers and sisters: What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Music : Owen Alstott, (C) 1977, 1990 OCP.

One does not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God

Gospel - Matthew 14:13-21

The Lord be with you. And with your Spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me, ” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over— twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven (bow) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Gifts

Apostle’s Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, (bow) who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

I Surrender

After everyone has received communion and after the

Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the Tabernacle, you may be seated or kneel for a time of quiet prayer.

Prayer to St. Michael

Saint Michael the Archangel,

defend us in battle, be our protection

against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him,

we humbly pray; and do thou,

O Prince of the heavenly host,

by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits

who prowl about the world seeking the

ruin of souls. Amen.

St. Michael Church

Offertory

Thank you!

7/26/2020 Reg. Offertory EOffering School Endowment Maintenance

$5471 $1790

$68 $165

2021 MASS INTENTIONS

The 2021 mass intentions book is now open. Mass intentions are $10.00.

You are allowed 3 mass intentions (one weekend, two weekday).

Thank you for your cooperation.

Parish Website https://stmichaelchurch independence.org Connect with us on Facebook: search: St Michael Church url: https://www.facebook.com/St-Michael-Catholic-Church-116205771740072/ We are streaming Mass each week from the 4:30pm Saturday Liturgy St. Michael YouTube Channel search: St. Michael Church Independence, Oh url: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4RbRgEbRcTyZYvP7UXJjTQ

August 2nd, 2020—18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ, Thanks and Blessings for all who have come forward to help our human family in need. We live as a people of hope, where we can break through the hate filled spirit enveloping our country. From our earliest days, God has beckoned us, “Come, all who are thirsty! Come, you who have no money!” Our sickness, our exhaustion, our insufficiency- Jesus tells us, “bring them here to me.” Then, what was formerly a “deserted place becomes a place of satisfaction. Trial, distress, hunger, and danger do not separate us from the love of Christ. Rather, they draw him close to us with a love that conquers all (Reflection from the publication Magnificat) The first floor of the school has been going through some beautiful renovations: painting, new carpeting, etc. These were much needed improvements, especially for this academic year (Thank you Gala committee and all benefactors) The safety of our children, teachers, and their families will always be the number one priority. Ms. Saunders recently had experts from University Hospitals tour the school and made some recommendations. Overall they were very impressed with the plan to bring the students back. We are humbled for all local organizations and individuals who helped us to reach our goal for the playground improvements. Don’t forget to spend time with your family on Sunday August 8th to enjoy the Fest at Home. This past Tuesday we celebrated a Mass for our RCIA candidates: Gregory Supik and Webster Marshall received the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion. Welcome brothers to Roman Catholic Church. Thank God for Jan Wisnieski, who has served God’s Kingdom for over twenty four years. She retired at the end of July. When we are able to gather we hope to have a celebration for Jan at the parish. Sending her a card would be a nice gesture. Jan knows she is always welcome to volunteer in any of our ministries. On Saturday August 1st, Bishop Roger Gries, OSB, ordained two men to the priesthood. Please prayer for Fr Joshua Cochrac and Fr Joseph Robinson as they begin their ministries. On August 4th, the Church celebrates the Memorial of St John Vianney, the Patron saint for priest. In many conversations that I have people share that they pray daily for priests. Thank You! May Jesus, the Good Shepherd, continue to guide us during this time of trial.

Mass Intentions Saturday, August 1 4:30 + Ray & Millie Kowiako (Family) Sunday, August 2 8:00 Parishioners 10:00 + Richard Schreiber (Wife & Family) 12:00 + Antoinette & William Wynne (Owczarzak Family) Monday, August 3 8:30 + Edwin Sovol, Sr. (Mrs. Ellie Payor) Tuesday, August 4 8:30 + Tom Grande (Michelle, Kathy, Laura & Liz) Wednesday, August 5 8:30 + Ruth Gaab (Family) Friday, August 7 8:30 + Raymond Lanigan (Family) Saturday, August 8 4:30 + Ray & Millie Kowiako (Family) Sunday, August 9 8:00 Parishioners 10:00 + Richard Schreiber (Wife & Family) 12:00 + Antoinette & William Wynne (Owczarzak Family)

Parish Schedule: August 2nd—8th, 2020

Ministries Scheduling Coordinator Sue Synek syneks22@gmail.com Church Website: stmichaelchurchindependence.org School Office 216.524.6405 School Fax 216.524.7538 School Website: stmichaelschoolinfo.com

Rectory Office 216.524.1394 216.524.1395 Rectory Fax 216.328.8537 Rectory Hours (Mon.-Fri.) 9am—2pm Religious Education Office 216.524.4212 Music Ministry Office 216.524.2425

Confessions Saturday——-3:30pm

and by appointment

Anointing of the Sick by appointment

Weddings & Baptisms please call the Rectory

to schedule

Happening This Week

 

Even though we are able to  

celebrate Liturgies publicly again, 

the Parish is still maintaining 

a limited schedule to maintain safe 

social distancing guidelines set by 

the State and the Diocese. 

 

All Parish activities will remain  

temporarily suspended  

until further notice. 

 

The Rectory office has a limited 

schedule as well. The hours are: 

 

Monday—Thursday 9am‐2pm 

 

Saturday confessions have resumed 

from 3:30‐4pm in the Church. 

 

Fr. Mullee is here at the parish daily 

and will assist with whatever you 

may need.   

 

 

Please remind anyone homebound 

we are streaming the 4:30 Mass live 

each week. Our YouTube channel 

link is available on the website. 

 

Remembering all of our Beloved Deceased,

and those in the St. Michael Memorial Fund

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of all of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Amen.

Sylvia Priebe Rita Matthis

Maryann Cohara Michelle Murach

David Pichert Sal Loparo

Charlenea Fabrizo John Patrick Gallagher

Diane Bernaciak RaeAnn DiBaggio

James Stenger Thomas Gannon

Miss Ginger Lisa Bielawski Danny Goins

Lorenzo Gramuglia Jay Linx

Connie Fossa Fred Wright

Gaylene Bielawski Judy T.

Posy Grzincic Ron Krzynowek

Dorothy K. Mike Dezort

Christine Banaszak Bob Dupont

Frieda Kunevicius Lauren Mauser

Joyce R. Michael Herasimuk

Tom Matia Betty Schwab Rick Schreiber Laura Kelley Christopher

Mary Stanley Gina Childress Gayle Telford Phyllis Owsiak Gaetano Rini Gayle Rini

Daisy Santocildes Carol S.

Arlene Marie Rau Mitchell Ron Gerba

Jerry Wright Judy Fiore Mark L.

Jen LeBlanc Cecilia M. Joe Denk Barbara P.

Ashley Skuhrovec

Please Remember in Your Prayers Our Sick Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need.

A Prayer for our Military:

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your

heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which

beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

PFC Joshua Strenk, National Guard 1LT Zak Zubic, Marine Corps

Our goal is to provide prayer support and recognition for the men and women of the St Michael community who are serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.

If you have a family member or close friend serving on active duty who could use our community’s prayer support for their health, well being and safe return,

call the church office so we can add their name: Please provide their rank and which

branch of the service they are in.

Dear friends in Christ:

As you gather for meals please pray the following, seeking God’s Light and Peace through our Lord

and Savior, Christ the Lord I suggest that we all remember to drop a card and

call all our friends who are alone and afraid. We gather our strength through the Divine Physician.

Prayer before meals:

Loving Father, As we gather at our table to give thanks

and honor to You, We remember Your grace and open our hearts to Your compassion.

We are in a pandemic and our hearts are restless. The future which lies ahead is uncertain and anxiety producing.

We place ourselves in Your care, entrusting our lives to You. Bless our family,

our parish, our nation, and our world. Give us comfort and strength.

Help us to see beyond this challenge and find comfort in Your guidance.

Jesus, we place our trust in You. St Michael the Archangel- Pray for us!

Amen.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND

For visits to Parishioners in Hospitals, Nursing

facilities or homebound, please let us know if you or someone you know is receiving some medical care and

would like a pastoral visit. We want to be with you during these challenging times. Please call the rectory

and leave a message for Sr. Betty.

PSR NEWS

If you have a child entering first grade or a child new to the PSR program

please call 216-524-4212 for a registration form.

Find the daily readings and the entire bible online at usccb.org

www.wordonfire.org for other great catholic

scripture resources

ST. MICHAEL PRAYER CHAIN

Email your prayer requests to stmprays@gmail.com. If you don’t have access to email, call the rectory office and we

can get your prayer requests submitted to the chain. Prayer requests can be submitted anytime. A list of prayer requests will go out to the prayer chain via email. You can also request just to be part of the prayer chain. Just email

us at stmprays@gmail.com

Adoration Chapel Meditations --from the Brothers in Christ Ministry of St. Michael (www.brothersinchristcmf.org/blog)

Creation by Upheaval If life teaches us anything, it’s that wants and needs are two different things. A child has many wants from a parent, but need boils down to the wisdom, strength and courage that come through a mom and dad’s faith, hope and love. So what happens if mom or dad dies? Suddenly a main source of that child’s formation must change from outside themselves to within. The surviving parent must help fill a gaping void. Families of faith must find strength in that faith beyond weekly attendance at Sunday Mass. Mom or Dad, Brothers and Sisters, must become Jesus for each other--disregarding selfish wants and ministering to each other's needs. Souls shaped by variations of such intra-family ministry can relate to the examples Jesus left for us through the gospels. This Sunday’s readings are aimed at people who need people. The gospel (MT 14:13-21) shows us the sympathy Jesus felt for the children who lost the spiritual parent they had in John the Baptist. So when those lost sheep started swarming to the Godly light to which John was guiding them, Jesus instructed his disciples-in-training to feed them. This food went beyond the meager fare they had on hand. Jesus taught his students a lesson in feeding people starved for parental faith, hope and love. Christ’s 12 disciples were being trained to feed the needs of their brothers and sisters in faith. Their ministry would equip them with the wisdom, strength and courage to be God’s instruments in building His Kingdom. This is an evolutionary creation process, the planning for which started centuries before it was perfected in Christ—with prophets like Isaiah. Like John the Baptist, Isaiah knew the hunger that needed feeding, and like Jesus, he felt compassion for anyone starving for it (IS 55:1-3). Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David. The Davidic bloodline would culminate with the Master builder whose blood, sweat and tears would sanctify the Covenant Isaiah promised. The kingdom resulting from that divine plan is still being built by generation after generation of disciples making a good living off that project. They are paid by a direct deposit of love that’s insured against disaster, as Paul tells us through his letter to the Romans (ROM 8:35, 37-39). What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. The continuous creation of God’s kingdom isn’t always pretty. It's really more a matter of plate-tectonic evolution than caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation. Even among God’s children, during the toughest times each other's boundaries tend to rub against each other, causing huge stresses that break off portions of rock--exposing faults. This also causes earthquakes that remake our landscape. It's a traumatic process, but the results can be beautiful. This process does have a more comforting name: Life. It's the art of God. Its beauty is made all the more glorious considering the imperfection of His instruments as we sculpt each other into wonderful shapes.

The FEST brings thousands from across our region for great live music, activities for the kids, great family-friendly food and much more.

This year, we are excited to bring even more people together to experience The FEST@Home! Sunday, August 9th.

Friday 8/6

Wednesday 8/5

Monday 8/3

Tuesday 8/4

MONDAY 8/3/2020 Jeremiah 28:1-17 Matthew 14:22-36 TUESDAY 8/4/2020 Saint John Vianney, Priest Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22 Matthew 14:22-36 or Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14 or Ezekiel 3:17-21 Matthew 9:35-10:1 WEDNESDAY 8/5/2020 Jeremiah 31:1-7 Matthew 15:21-28 or The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major Revelation 21:1-5a Luke 11:27-28 THURSDAY 8/6/2020 The Transfiguration of the Lord Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 2 Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9 FRIDAY 8/7/2020 Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 Matthew 16:24-28 or Saint Sixtus II, Pope & Companions, Martyrs Wisdom 3:1-9 Matthew 10:28-33 or Saint Cajetan, Priest Sirach 2:7-11 Luke 12:32-34 SATURDAY 8/8/2020 Saint Dominic, Priest Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 Matthew 17:14-20 or 1 Corinthians 2:1-10a Luke 9:57-62 SUNDAY 8/9/2020 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:12-33

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS WEEK ANTIPHONS FOR THIS WEEK’S MASSES

BULLETIN DEADLINES

Deadline for the August 9th bulletin is Monday 8/3 by 12pm.

Deadline for the August 16th bulletin is Monday 8/10 by 12pm.

Bulletin announcements need to be emailed to

tjd@stmichaelchurchindependence.org

ENTRANCE Psalm 70:2, 6—O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do not delay. COMMUNION Wisdom 16:20—You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

Saint John Vianney, Priest ENTRANCE cf. Psalm 132:9—Your priests, O Lord, shall be clothed with justice; your holy ones shall ring out their joy. COMMUNION cf. Matthew 24:46-47—Blessed is the servant whom the Lord finds watching when he comes. Amen, I say to you: He will put that servant in charge of all his property.

The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ENTRANCE—Hail, Holy Mother, who gave birth to the King who rules heaven and earth for ever. COMMUNION cf. Luke 11:27—Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.

ENTRANCE Psalm 70:2, 6—O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do not delay. COMMUNION Wisdom 16:20—You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

ENTRANCE Psalm 70:2, 6—O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do not delay. COMMUNION Wisdom 16:20—You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Companions, Martyrs ENTRANCE—The souls of the Saints are rejoicing in heaven, the Saints who followed the footsteps of Christ, and since for love of him they shed their blood, they now exult with Christ for ever. COMMUNION Luke 22:28-30—You have stood by me in my trials; and I confer a kingdom on you, says the Lord, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom.

Saint Cajetan, Priest ENTRANCE cf. Psalm 132:9—Your priests, O Lord, shall be clothed with jus-tice; your holy ones shall ring out their joy. COMMUNION cf. Matthew 24:46-47—Blessed is the servant whom the Lord finds watching when he comes. Amen, I say to you: He will put that servant in charge of all his property.

PUBLIC MASSES HAVE RESUMED