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!

!Liturgy Schedule!

!Saturday, May 26 2018!

4:30 p.m.! ! Daniel Walsh!Sunday, May 27! 8:00 a.m. ! ! Brian Ellis!10:00 a.m. ! ! Owen Quinn!12:00 p.m.! ! Jay and Irene Romano!Monday, May 28!

8:30 a.m. ! ! Alice Forristal!Tuesday, May 29!

8:30 a.m. ! ! James W. Leo!Wednesday, May 30!

8:30 a.m.! ! Ray Patton!Thursday, May 31!

8:30 a.m.! ! Intention of Joan Supple!Friday, June 1!

8:30 a.m ! ! Bartley Kilkenny!Saturday June 2!

4:30 p.m.! ! John Duffy!Sunday, June 3!

8:00 a.m. ! ! Dan Wilson!10:00 a.m.! ! Josephine Letizia!12:00 p.m.! ! Bill Green!!

Sacraments!!!

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Contact Fr . Neil

Kookoothe.!!

Baptism: Contact the office. Baptisms are celebrated on the

1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 1:15 p.m. Baptisms during

Mass must be arranged with the priest. Baptism classes are of-

fered the 3rd Sunday of each month at 11:15 a.m.; call the office

to register.!!

Matrimony: Arrangements must be made six months before

marriage. Couples who are registered members of the parish

should contact the pastor six months in advance of the intended

date.!!

Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m. St. Kevin Chapel and

anytime by appointment.!!

Anointing of the Sick: Contact the office.!!

Office Hours!!

Monday to Friday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.!Saturday and Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closed!!

Please Pray For!Please pray for the sick and suffering in our parish community,

especially: Joe Hoehn, Carol Miller, Debbie Oller, Mike Brew-

er, Mary Lou Sherman, David Halley, Frank Balfe, Don Bain,

Kiera Finley, David Dolcemascola, Ines Ferdenzi, Nymfa

O’Connor, Krystal Finley, Karen Laforet, Mary Socha, Maya

Davis, Susan Bostelman, Mary Ann Bialosky, Palma and Pam-

ela Amatto, Michael Petit, Elaine Flaherty, Jessica Olin, Lee-

ann Rader, Bill and Anita solarz, and Mary Bisesi.!!

Reminder: We are able to pr int names of the sick on our

Parish Prayer List in the weekly bulletin for four weeks. Call

the parish office to renew the name after that time if you wish

to continue it on the list.!

!St. Clarence Church!

30106 Lorain Rd.!

North Olmsted, OH 44070!!

Parish Office 440�734�2414!

FAX 440�734�4255!

PSR Office 440�734�2078!

Facility Rentals 440�734�2054!

Galilee Bookstore 440�779�0208!

Website www.st�clarence.org!

www.facebook.com/StClarence!!

Pastoral Staff !

Rev. Neil P. Kookoothe!

Pastor !!

Rev. Thomas A. Flynn, !

Pastor Emeritus !!

Neal Novak, Deacon!Wayne Bosau, Deacon Emeritus!

!

Theresa Rosenhamer, !Director of Faith Formation!

!

Herbert Dillahunt, !Director of Music!

!

Megan Lowes, Pastoral Associate!!

Johannes Benninghoff!Youth Minister!

!Mission Statement!We, the Faith Community of St. Clarence, guided by the Holy

Spirit, and inspired by Word and Sacrament, embrace the mis-

sion of Jesus Christ to comfort the sick and to heal the broken-

hearted, to teach love of God and neighbor, to reconcile the

alienated, to serve the poor and to witness God’s Good News

to all, especially the least of our brothers and sisters. We claim

as our charism the virtue of hospitality, and we name ourselves

as a welcoming community in the Name of the Lord Jesus.!

Trinity Sunday, May 27, 2018 !3!

!

Luau!Aloha! As part of the St. Clarence 40th Anniversary !

Celebration we hope you will join us for a Hawaiian

Luau. On Saturday, June 30th

, from 6:00 p.m. to !

Midnight in the Pavilion. The night will feature en-

tertainment by Tuika’s Polynesian Island Magic, a !

Polynesian menu by Jeannie Vasanelli, and music of

various genres by the RayBans. Cost is $35 and

there will be a cash bar. It will be a night of

good food, good music, and good friends. !

!

Noel Henry’s Irish Showband!Join us for the return of Noel Henry’s Irish

Showband as part of our 40th Anniversary Cel-

ebration! Tickets are $20 for Friday, June 22nd

,

at 7:00 p.m. and $30 for Saturday, June

23rd

, at 7:00 p.m. Fr iday night you are !

invited to bring your own appetizers, party

trays or cheese trays, and all the necessary

utensils. Saturday night includes a corned beef

and cabbage dinner. Both nights will have a

cash bar with beer and wine only. Tickets are on sale now in

the parish office; stop in or call 440�734�2414 to get your tick-

ets. !

!

CYO Fall Sports Sign�Up!Sign�ups for cross country (girls and boys, grades K to eight)

and volleyball (girls, grades three to eight) are currently going

on. Students and PSR students of St. Brendan, St. Clarence,

and St. Richard are eligible. Grades listed are those

in which a child will be entering in the Fall. Please

go to www.patriotathletic.org/registration.aspx to

sign up. For questions, please e�mail Bill Kosmac at

patriotathleticassn@gmail.com or call 440�777�9368.!

!

Adoration!Weekly Eucharistic Adoration takes place every !

Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in the Chapel.

Recitation of The Divine Mercy Chaplet is at 3:00

p.m. For more information or to sign up for a Holy

Hour contact Diane at 440�816�1507 or

dkdz@cox.net.!

!

Religious Education Programs!

Please use our direct line, 440�734�2078, to have any of

your questions about these programs answered and to contact

PSR on Monday evenings.!!!

Children’s Liturgy of the Word and Religious Readiness have

both ended for the year. While there is no registration for Chil-

dren’s Liturgy of the Word (grades 1 and 2) registration is

available for next year for Religious Readiness (ages 3, 4, and

5). Both programs will resume in September.!!

PSR has also ended for the summer. Registration materials

went home. Please watch for them and take advantage of the

tuition break with early registration. Early registration ends

May 31st. Registration materials are also available for all the

programs on the kiosk in the atrium.!

!

Spring Closeout Cookout! !We are closing out our spring semester

with a cookout!!Sunday, May 27th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Youth

House!!

Enjoy a great night of food, fellowship, and

games!!

Questions? Concerns? Interested? Please email me at jbenning-

hoff@st�clarence.org!!

@stcym!!! @st.cym!!! @StCYM!

!

Mark Your Calendar!The St. Clarence choir will be singing the National Anthem at

the Lake Erie Crushers game on Sunday, July 29

th. The game

starts at 2:05 p.m. Consider

coming out to support the choir

and enjoy a great family time.!

!We Thank Our Advertiser of the Week!

Liturgical Ministry Schedule (This schedule may not reflect recent changes)!

Date!

!

June2 & 3!

Altar Servers!

!

Proclaimers of the Word!

!

Eucharistic Ministers!

!

!

!

Greeters!

4:30!

PM!

Dominic DiFilippo!

Grace Pinto!

Ryan Kolesar (Sub Req)!

Linda Kling!

Jim Sanzi!

Char Anderle!

Mary Duffy!

Naomi Forystek!

Pat Graham!

Laura Grissinger!

Nancy Hedberg!

Bart Kilkenny!Ray Metsch!Kathleen Quien!Kathleen Ross!John Samos!

Heather Kolesar (Sub Req)!Michael Kolesar (Sub Req)!

8:00!

AM!

Grace Clarke!

Kevin Clarke!

Kyle Clarke!

Thomas Glasenapp!

Theresa Rosenhamer!

Mary Ann Crowe!

Thomas Crowe!

Bob Curran!

Mary Jane Davis!

Norine Hastings!

Billie Jordan!

Myra Kasper!

Beth Mahon!

Don Rosenhamer!

Beth Roshetko!

Jim Wasniak!

Bill Mulhausen!

Kieran Mulhausen!

10:00!

AM!

Amelia Gray!

Kevin Gray!

Krista Lehlbach!

Heidi Lehlbach!

Michael Petit!

Timothy Connors!

Mike Favetti!

Philip Hanigosky!

Melissa Hazard!

Dawn Humenik!

Bill Fremzar!

Theresa Kremzar!

Bill Marquard!

Francis Murray!

Jack Neary!

Kathleen Petit!

!

Emerald Village!

Linda Dagys!

Michael Illner!

Mary Cook!

Carol Dutczak!

12:00!

PM!

Samuel Forristal!

Joshua Regener!

Justin Vetrano!

Sharon Hennessy!

Dave Richards!

Edward Adamczyc!

Evelyn Bosau!

Mark Dobeck!

John DuBroy (Sub Req)!

Diane Dzurec!

Stefanie Evans!

!

Roseleen Keogh (Sub Req)!

Bryan O’Malley!

Tom Powe!

Robert Schirhart!

Mary Schuler!

Gretchen Schuler!

Dominic Stroffolino!

May 27, 2018!

Calendar!Sunday, May 27, 2018! At all Masses !��!Food and More Collection, Church/Atrium!

6:00 p.m. !��������������!StCYM Closing Cookout, Youth House!Wednesday, May 30! 10:15 a.m. !������������WWP, Summer Series, classrooms 12�14!Thursday, May 31! 8:30 p.m.!��������������������������!A.A. Meeting, Lower Mezzanine!

Friday, June 1! 9:00 to 9:00 p.m. !�����������������������������������!Adoration, Chapel! 10:00 a.m. !�������������������������!A.A. Meeting, Lower Mezzanine!!

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Offertory!!

Sunday May 20, 2018!Offertory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,883.54. . . 408 envelopes!

Children’s Offertory . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00. . . . . 7 envelopes!

Faith Direct for May. . . . . . . . . $27,453.06. . . 307 donors!!

Thank You for your Generosity!!

Gentle Woman Fellowship!Gentle women will meet on First Friday, June

1st here at St. Clarence.!

We will pray the Rosary at 9:30, then Father

Richard Gonser from St. Jude Parish in Elyria

will celebrate Mass with us at 10:00 a.m.

which will be followed by a potluck luncheon

in the Parish Hall. Please bring a cold salad,

cheese sandwiches, veggies with a dip, fresh

fruit, or something similar to share. Dessert will be provided.!This month our speaker will be Sister Judy Friedel who has

been an Adrian Dominican Sister for almost fifty�five years.

The topic of Sister’s talk will be “Come Holy Spirit!”!All women welcome! Come and bring a friend! No reservations

needed. Questions? Contact Mary Hoover at 440�330�1698 or

Mary Tschanz at 440�235�6258.!

Liturgical Minister Schedule �!

July through September 2018:!The schedule for July through September 2018 is being pre-

pared. By now you should have received an email or letter

sharing the process for submitting Do Not Schedule requests.

If you have not received either, please contact Megan Lowes at

mlowes@st�clarence.org or 440�734�2414 ext. 231. As a re-

minder, all requests must be submitted by this Tuesday

May 29th

.!

SAVE THE DATE: !Vacation Bible School Returns to St. Clarence!!

Join us for “Beautifully, Wonderfully

Made” � St. Clarence’s 2018 Vacation

Bible School program.!

Join us for a great week filled with play,

crafts, singing, stories, and prayer. Stu-

dents beginning grades two through five

in the fall of 2018 are invited to join us! Cost is $20 to cover

Vacation Bible School T�Shirt, snacks and supplies. !!

There are three opportunities to attend:!1)! Monday, July 30th to Friday, August 3rd, (9:00 to 11:00

a.m.)!

2)! Monday, July 30th to Friday, August 3rd, (1:00 to 3:00 p.m.)!

3)! Tuesday, July 31st and Thursday, August 2nd, (6:30 to 8:30

p.m.)!!

Junior High & High School students are needed to help!!

To register, please stop by the parish office or visit the parish

website: www.st�clarence.org/vbs. !

!

Calling all St. Clarence Women!!Join us for a special summer series!Walking with Purpose: 7 Priorities That Make Life Work!

How do Moms balance marriage, motherhood, and a career?

Learn how to prioritize your hectic life, discover your unique

purpose, and develop meaningful relationships with God, your husband, children, and friends.!

Join us on Wednesdays: May 30, June 13, 27, July 11, 25, Au-

gust 8, at 10:15 a.m. in Classrooms 12 and 14. The cost for the

book is $3!!

Please RSVP to Cathy at cathy.sanzi@yahoo.com by Monday,

May 28th

.!

!

Outrun Hunger!Calling all runners! Lace up your running shoes and venture

outdoors to beautiful Edgewater Park to fight hunger in Cleve-

land. All proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s hun-

ger centers, which feed more than 14,000 Northeast Ohioans

every month. Located alongside beautiful Lake Erie, the wind-

ing course is as beautiful as it is challenging. After the 5K, enjoy

a pick me up with tasty tacos from Barrio’s food truck. To regis-

ter visit www.svdpcle.org or call 216�623�9933.!

!

Catholic Renewal Ministries!All are invited to attend Catholic Renewal Ministries’ 36th An-

nual Conference to be held on the 20th and 21st of July, at Mag-

nificat High School in Rocky River. This year’s theme is

“Receive and Rejoice in the Holy Spirit”. The conference opens

on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Guest speakers include Lloyd and Nancy

Greenhaw, Dave VanVickle, Bishop Nelson Perez, Fr. Bob

Franco, Fr. Jacob Bearer, and Nick Alcantar. Contact Shirley or

Tom Fumich at 440�610�6604 for registration information or

visit www.crmweb.org. Advance registration postmarked by

July12th is $30, and at the door $35. Come experience the heal-ing power and gifts of the Holy Spirit.!

St. Clarence Book Club!Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 5th, to dis-

cuss Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.

The movie Hidden Figures was made from

this book. We are also going to choose the

books for next years' club meetings. Bring

along the selections that you have read and

loved or ones that you would like to read. We

meet in classroom 5 at 7:00 p.m.!

!

Little Dresses!Summer Service Projects: If you are in need

of a summer service project, consider joining

the little dresses team. Service with Little

Dresses can be done at the church or in your

home, on your own time. Projects include cut-

ting material, surging seams, making seam bias,

building kits, or making dresses. All efforts, big or small, are

welcome. Kits are available in the Ushers’ Room and can be

returned at any time. Little Dresses meets in the craft room on

the first two Wednesdays of each month (June 6th from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. and June 13th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.). If you would

like to begin a summer service project, please email roed-

er6@wowway.com.!

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meet the needs of grieving children and adolescents. Camp

provides the opportunity to be with others who are also griev-

ing the death of a loved one. One opportunity is Riding

Through Grief. Supported by trained counselors, campers ages

8 to 12 explore grief issues through riding and working with

horses. Offered in collaboration with Field-

stone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center, this

camp takes place June 18th to the 22nd, from

9:00 a.m. to Noon. For more information on

this or any of their summer grief camps con-

tact Hospice of the Western Reserve at 216�

486�6838 or visit hospicewr.org/camps.!

!

Fest 2018!The FEST is a one�day family FESTi-

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Cleveland. It is designed to bring

thousands together for an amazing

family day � for FREE. Join us Sun-

day, August 5th, from Noon until 10:00 p.m. for activities for

your entire family and an exceptional experience. The amazing

family day concludes with a Catholic Mass at 8:00 p.m. fol-

lowed by an amazing American Fireworks display. All are

welcome as we come together!!

!!

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