March 15, 2020 Third Sunday in Lent

CATHOLIC PARISH DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND

Ss. Robert & William Parish 367 E. 260th Street

St. John of the Cross Parish 140 Richmond Road

Sat: 4 pm | Sun: 9 am, 11 am, & 6 pm Weekend Masses Sat: 4 pm | Sun: 9 am & 11 am

Mon., Wed., & Fri., 12 Noon (Church) Tuesday 8 am (Church)

Thursday, 8 am (Chapel) Saturday, 8:30 am (Chapel)

Weekday Masses Mon., Wed., & Fri., 8 am (Chapel) Tues. & Thurs., 6:30 pm (Chapel)

Saturday, 2:30 – 3:30 pm Confessions Saturday, 3:00 – 3:30 pm

24 hours/day, 7 days/week in Perpetual Adoration Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration

First Friday of each month, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

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WELCOME TO THE CHURCH!

During the months of January and February the following children were baptized in our parish: Amarachi Chidimma Onwugbenu daughter of Chidi & Gloria Onwugbenu

Andrew Pax Raddell son of Jacob & Ashley Raddell Reagan Ann Jackson daughter of DeWayne & Leah Jackson

Lincoln Robert Jackson son of DeWayne & Leah Jackson Kennedy May McAndrew daughter of Thomas & Bridgette McAndrew

Connor Michael Racutt son of Michael & Stacy Racutt

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Dear Parishioners, Happy Ides of March! It is hard to believe that we are nearing the halfway point of Lent. I hope it is going well for you. Lent has brought our parish and me many graces that I believe are and will continue to bear much fruit. I am beyond excited that if you look on the last page of the bulletin you will see that our Bank Loan is now six numbers instead of seven! It is below one million dollars! Praise God! We are on our way to paying this loan off! Recently we made a $206,000 principal-only payment and the balance became $995,000. This is from proceeds of our capital campaign. My hope and prayer is that through your continued faithful payments on your capital campaign pledges (if you still owe like me) we will be able to pay this loan down another $600,000 (this is the remaining balance due of capital campaign pledges). If you ever find yourself in a position to donate to the parish to help pay down the principal, please let me know. It would be much appreciated. The more we pay on the principal the less interest we pay and the faster we get this loan off our “backs.” I have a candle lit in the St. Joseph Chapel that will stay lit until we pay down this loan. Through his intercession I believe we can pay this off! You all amaze me with your generous sup-port of our parish and our mission. This week is the high holy day of St. Patrick’s Day! The East Side Irish Mass will be at our parish on Tuesday, March 17 at 10 am. Fr. Frank Walsh is presiding. Because of the Mass and all that goes into preparing for it there will not be an 8 am Mass on Tues-day and the school and parish office are closed. I hope you can join us. It is quite the Mass! This week our Disciple of the Week is Joanne Skapura. Joanne is a beautiful woman who gives her talents to serve the church in a humble and meaningful way. Over the last ten years she faithfully served as a Liturgy Coordinator at the 9 am Mass. She helps every Christmas and Easter to decorate the church with attention to the Nativity scene. She helps at Fish Fries, Festival, Community Meals, and anywhere we serve food. Her specialty is working with her lady friends on the desserts. She does so with a smile and sense of adventure! She is a blessing to us! Thanks Joanne! See you at the Fish Fry, Mass, & Stations this Friday! Make it a great week! See you in Church. Peace, Fr. John

Monday, March 16 5:45 pm Election Set-Up 6:30 pm Edge 6:30 pm Legion of Mary 7:00 pm Passion Bible Study Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day– Parish Office

Closed Election Day 10:00 am Mass Eastside Irish Mass Wednesday, March 18 12:30 pm Soup and Conversation 2:00 pm Seniors’ Meeting 6:30 pm Holy Hour Thursday, March 19 3:30 pm Prayer Shawl 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal

7:30 pm Walking With Purpose Friday, March 20 4:30 pm Fish Fry 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 21 8:30 am Jesus Day Retreat 9:00 am Men’s Group 12:30 pm Caregivers’ Support Group 2:30 pm Confessions 7:00 pm AA meeting 7:00 pm School Play-Mary Poppins Sunday, March 22 9:30 am PSR 10:00 am RCIA 1:30 pm School Play-Mary Poppins 7:00 pm Life Teen

COMING UP AT THE PARISH M A S S I N T E N T I O N S Monday, March 16 12:00 PM (TK/JR) † Rosemarie Eppich Tuesday, March 17 10:00 AM (FW) Irish American Club East Side-St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday, March 18 12:00 PM (JB) † Ralph Weir Thursday, March 19 8:00 AM (TK) † Deceased Veterans Friday, March 20 12:00 PM (TK) for the people 7:00 PM (JB) for the people Saturday, March 21 8:30 AM (TK) for the people 4:00 PM (JB/JR) † Rudy Sajovic Sunday, March 22 9:00 AM (JB/JR) † Jimmy Cosgriff 11:00 AM (TK) † Robert Luberger 6:00 PM (TK) † Marilyn Buckley

Have you thought of leaving a legacy, especially for our parish or school? Remember Ss. Robert & William in your will or trust to continue our traditions and education. Contact Fr. John at the Parish Office for more information. 3

THIRD WEEK OF LENT MEET YVONE Meet Yvone

from Kenya. She learned proper nutri-tion and hygiene practices to help keep her healthy and in school. Yvone now has a chance to dream and the strength to follow those dreams. How can you ensure that young people in your com-munity receive proper nutrition? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.

POSITION OPENINGS Ss. Robert & William Catholic School Guardian Angels Early Learning Center is in need of some help! We currently have openings in the follow-

ing positions. If you are interested or know someone who loves working with kids in a faith-filled environment, please consider: Cafeteria: Monday-Friday, 10:15 am—12:15 pm. Duties include bringing lunch over from the K-8 kitchen, serving lunch to our students, supervising the lunch room, and returning the pans to the K-8 kitchen. After school care: Monday-Friday, 3 pm—6 pm. Du-ties include supervising, planning and leading group activities, and taking children (2-5 years old) outside when weather per-mits. For more information and or to apply, please email Mol-ly Lorek at mlorek@srwschool.cc. Or call 216.731.3060 ext. 256

We are looking for Gi Cards for our second annual Spring Fling raffles. We will accept

any denomina ons, from any restaurant, store, website, or

business. For more informa on email

Cosgriff@srwschool.cc

REFLECTING UPON OUR BAPTISM Before the pouring of baptismal water, a rejection of Satan and belief in God are professed. Though as an infant we cannot speak the words, now we can daily reject Satan and profess our belief in God. Water is poured or the person is immersed (as done in the early Church) three times with the words being proclaimed: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Welcomed into God’s holy people, the baptized belongs to God; belongs with the community of the Church; and belongs for the mission of manifesting the King-dom of God.

All parishioners are invited to a Holy Hour with a concentrated prayer intention for the Men’s Group. This group helps men of all ages grow deeper and stronger in their relationship with God and their identity as His beloved Sons. Consider joining us for time in front of the Blessed Sacrament to pray and give thanks for those in your life! The Holy Hour will be on Wednesday March 18th and will begin at 6:30 pm in the Church ending with benediction at 7:30 pm. Hope to see you there!

SENIORS’ MEETING March 18, 2020 @ 2:00 pm Join us in the All Saints Room

(off the school gym). GAELC– It’s Not a Day Care

Hosted by Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal

Ss. Robert & William School Come and experience a visual Tour of the newest addition to the mis-sion of SRW, Guardian Angels Early Learning Center. You won’t believe what is going on in what used to be St. William Convent. The transformation is amazing!

BABY CORNER The bassinet will be in the church vestibule next weekend, March 21 & 22, to collect baby cloth-ing sizes newborn to 18 months and diapers sizes 3 to 6. Donations of small toys, pacifiers, teethers, and board books are welcome, as well as crib bedding. We thank you ahead of time for your generosity.

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LUKE BROWN’S REFLECTION This Sunday’s first reading is always a good reminder of God’s pres-ence in our lives. I often hear people who are struggling with any sort of suffering, but especially anxiety and depression, say that they do not feel God’s presence in their life and that they feel forgotten and abandoned. In the midst of suffering, it is very difficult to have a clear head and remember that God is always at work in our lives. Even in our suffering, He is present. God provided for the Israelites and gave them the grace they needed to get through each day. When the Israelites collected manna in the desert, they often com-plained. God would give them enough for the day and any that they collected as a surplus would go bad. This was to emphasize that they should trust God each day and trust that He will provide for them the following day as well. To desire the surplus is to doubt that God will show up in the future. When we are suffering, it is like the desert. It becomes easy to doubt that God is present and we feel alone. However, we must trust that God has given us the grace to get through this day. Tomorrow, He will provide the grace we need yet again. He will never abandon us and He will always pro-vide. We cannot judge how present God is in our lives by how good we feel. If this resonates with you and your spiritual life, consider reading “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Father Jacques Phillipe. It is an excellent resource for maintaining peace in times of suffering.

Tickets are now on sale and are going fast! You thought last

year’s event was fun? Well, we are ramping up the games and

prizes this year! Go to www.srweuclid.cc/spring-

fling to purchase tickets.

You Are Invited to the Knights Of Co-lumbus Degree Ceremony, Thursday, March 26. The Knights of Colum-bus Euclid Council 3164 functions as a fraternal & charitable organization of Saints Robert & William Parish. If you are a practicing Catholic man who is at least 18 and are interested in support-

ing your church and community, we invite you to become a member of The Knights of Columbus Euclid Council 3164. Grand Knight Dennis Malberti and the Euclid Council 3164 will host a 1st-3rd Degree Ceremony on Thursday, March 26th at 7:30 pm. The Degree Ceremony will take place at The Knight's Chambers located at St. John Of The Cross Parish Center. Contact Tom Kazmierczak at 216-860-2116 or tkaz1225@hotmail.com if you are interested in joining and at-tending the degree ceremony.

HEALTH ADVISEMENT As we all are aware we are in the midst of Flu Season and it is good time to remind people of the following in regard to stay-ing healthy and attending Mass: Ministers of Holy Communion are encouraged to wash

their hands before Mass begins, and will be using an alcohol based anti-bacterial solution before and after distributing Holy Communion.

Liturgical ministers are told they should not serve if they are sick. This includes both clergy and lay ministers.

Parishioners who are sick should stay home. Missing Mass is not a sin if you are sick.

Parishioners are encouraged to wash their hands frequently with soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizer, espe-cially after shaking hands with others.

For the Sign of Peace, it is strongly recommended to use a verbal greeting, PEACE, and/or to wave or nod a “Peace.” Do not be offended if someone does not offer you a hand-shake.

Parishioners who are sick and/or have sick family members should protect others by abstaining from receiving Com-munion on the tongue, and by abstaining from receiving the Precious Blood.

Let’s together work to continue to celebrate Mass well and to keep each other healthy. Also, please pray for all those who are sick and for their healing and recovery.

The Collection: for March 8th was $8,649.00 Loan Balance: $995,968.00 Monthly Loan Payment: $8,362. 00

Capital Campaign Total of pledges $1,978,281.34

Total received/posted $1,387,050.78 Total donors 559

Please consider a donation to help lower our long-term debt. Please call Fr. John at the Parish Office at 216.731.1515 or email him at fjb@srweuclid.cc. Thank you very much for your continued generosity. ~Fr. John

PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor fjb@srweuclid.cc, ext. 228

Fr. Thom Kowatch, Parochial Vicar frkowatch@srweuclid.cc Ext. 229

Deacon Joe Robinson, Transitional Deacon

deaconjoe@srweuclid.cc Ext. 230

Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate rbarber@srweuclid.cc, ext. 262

Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal

mcosgriff@srwschool.cc, ext. 243

Martha Dodd, Co-Principal mdodd@srwschool.cc, ext. 231

Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager

rdzuroff@srweuclid.cc, ext. 224

Anita Linsky, Office Manager Alinsky@srweuclid.cc, ext. 221

Bill Olson, Youth & Young Adult Minister

bolson@srweuclid.cc, ext. 246

Luke Brown, Wellness Minister lbrown@srweuclid.cc, ext.235

Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance

pfink@srweuclid.cc, ext. 291

Kyle Lorek, Director of Music klorek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 241

Gail Monroe, Pastoral Associate/DRE

gmonroe@srweuclid.cc, ext. 248

Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director bperusek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 290

Nathan Raddell, Director of Communications

nraddell@srweuclid.cc, ext. 280

Parish Office Hours: Monday: 9:00 am – 6:45 pm, Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm,

Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132

216.731.1515

PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for… Tom Brickman, Faye Bukovec, Eileen Driscoll, Pauline Dutcher, John Ellul, Jean Feiten, Mary Ellen Fellenstein, Anthony Fratino, Bob Gallagher, Ray Golick, Ann Grossman, Helen Herman, Jeanette Hocevar, Tony Hocevar, Geraldine Hoffert, Patricia Johnston, Karen Long, Dolly Luskin, Alice Martincic, Ann Monreal, Darlene Novotney, Ryan Parker, Lydia Rydzinski, Brian Sargent, Melanie Sargent, Helen Sciaretta, Rosalie Sotock, Glenn Terrell, Rosemarie Terrell, Stansa Zitnik, Esther Zobec, and all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit. We thank, pray, and ask for God’s blessings for those in the military and safety forces serving our community and country. We offer our deepest sympathy to the families of William Ceroli, and all those who have lost a loved one. May they know the peace and comfort of God’s love and find strength in the support of our parish community.

Bulletin # 948050: Ss. Robert and William 367 E 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132-1495 216-731-1515 X280 Contact: Nate Raddell Software: Win 10 Publisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Transmission Time: Tuesdays, 9am Bulletin Date: 10/01/2017 Special Instructions: