Parish Pastoral Staff

Reverend John P. Singler, Pastor

Reverend Mike Feldtz, Parochial Vicar

Reverend Robert J. Cole, Retired, In Residence

Deacon Tom Cully, Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Angela Kovic, Music Director

Parish Support Staff

Mrs. Diana Lipfird, Homebound Coordinator

Mr. John Mastandrea, Adult Faith and Education Coordinator

Mrs. Johanna Garr, Religious Education Coordinator

Mr. Bob Sferra, Sacramental Catechetical Leader

Parish Office Staff

Mrs. Janel Abraham

Mrs. Lorri Masie

School Administrative Staff

Mr. Andrew Carner, Principal

Mrs. Sandi Ziegler, Program Coordinator

Mrs. Nancy Kaesgen, Director of Development

School Office Staff

Mrs. Mary Beth Hennessy

Mrs. Diana Zjaba

Parish Mass Schedule

Weekday: 9:00am Monday through Friday

Weekend: 4:00pm Saturday Vigil

7:30am, 9:30am, & 11:30am

Holy Day Consult Bulletin

Sacramental Ministries

Baptisms: On Sundays After 11:30am Mass

Reconciliation: Saturdays 3-3:30pm

Seasonal Celebrations

Marriage: Contact Parish Office

Anointing of the Sick: Contact Parish Office

Seasonal Celebration

Communion Calls: Contact Parish Office

Celebrating 166 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea

Mission Statement

St. Mary is a faith community which worships together, follows the teachings of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives,

evangelizes others by our lives and actions, gives generously of our time and resources in service to others, shows

compassion and love towards one another, provides religious education and works for social justice for all.

Saint Mary Parish

250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499

Rectory: 440-243-3877 · FAX: 440-891-9417 · Website: www.stmaryberea.org

April 28, 2019 - Divine Mercy

Happy Easter Parishioners and Friends,

It’s been another holy week as the Church celebrated the fullness

of Easter with solemnity and music at the 9am Mass every day this past

week and today, the 2nd

Sunday of Easter, also known as Sunday of Divine

Mercy, the Church celebrates this amazing gift Christ bestowed upon us all,

his peace and the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures this weekend reveal God’s grace – particularly to

the doubting apostle, Thomas in the Gospel of St. John, who cries out, “My Lord and my God!”

Since Messianic expectations held that resurrection from the dead would be a sign of the coming of the

reign of God, today’s Gospel reading stands as verification of Jesus’ messiahship. Jesus’ presence, despite the

locked doors is a shock. But the encounter with the resurrected Jesus in John’s Gospel isn’t about the end-times

(the coming reign of God) in so much as it is a commissioning. Though the term “apostle” is not used by John,

here Jesus clearly commissions the disciples and to accompany them Jesus gives the disciples two gifts, his peace

and the Holy Spirit.

The words of our readings and our liturgy are given to us to touch us with the Holy Spirit, offer peace

and deepen our faith in Jesus Christ. Listen to these words. Experience the Risen Christ in your midst. We are

not alone. Let him calm your fears, bring you healing and empower you and me to invite others to touch him

and proclaim with Thomas, “My Lord and my God!”

NEXT WEEKEND Saturday May 4th, Deacon Candidate Matt Harley, who has been with

us at St. Mary in a liturgical and worship role this past year, while in his final year of

education and formation for the Permanent Diaconate, WILL BE ORDAINED as a Per-

manent Deacon in the Church on Saturday, May 4th at 10:00am at The Cathedral of St.

John the Evangelist. I know his family is thrilled, as are we, and his home parish of St.

Ambrose, and his work community, Padua Franciscan High School. Congratulations,

Deacon Matt! Know that the Ordination Mass is open to the public and all are wel-

come. As in the past, it will be live streamed through the Diocesan website,

www.dioceseofcleveland.org

ALSO NEXT WEEKEND Sunday, May 5th at the 11:30am

Mass our 2nd

Graders will be making their First Holy Communion!

These little ones are so excited about their Special Day and I know

their families and extended families will be PRESENT to celebrate

with them. RESERVED SEATING will be arranged for the First

Communion students and the Church will be FULL at the 11:30am

Mass! Come and celebrate with them as they come to the Table of

the Lord for the very first time! Congratulations and many prayers,

today and every day!

I offer you my gracious THANKS for your

remarkable generosity in the Easter Sunday

Collection, as well as for the Holy Thursday

needy collection, the Good Friday Holy Land Collection and the special Second Collection

on Easter Sunday morning! THANK YOU for your generous support and financial stew-

ardship, primarily to the Parish and to the additional requests made on you! I pray that

we continue to recognize God’s gifts and give back in gratitude! Thank you!

Father John

Weekend of April 28 Second Sunday of Easter 4:00 pm Bill Skvarch Tom & Alice Kulwicki 7:30 am John Brennan, Zouri Stockdale Bill & Peggy Stockdale & Nancy Mader 9:30 am Charles M. Templeman 11:30 am Anitra & Mary Blunschi

Monday April 29 Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Acts 4:23-31 / Jn 3:1-8 (267)

9:00 am William H. McCarthy Jim & Barbara McCarthy

Tuesday April 30 Easter Weekday Acts 4:32-37 / Jn 3:7b-15 (268)

9:00 am Anna Mae Spagnulo Marlene Dole Wednesday May 1 Easter Weekday Acts 5:17-26 / Jn 3:16-21 (269)

9:00 am Ray Murphy Phyllis Murphy

Thursday May 2 Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Acts 5:27-33 / Jn 3:31-36 (270)

9:00 am Hank & Ruth Kolegar Tom & Joyce Kurilec

Friday May 3 Saints Philip and James, Apostles

1 Cor 15:1-8 / Jn 14:6-14 (561)

9:00 am “Living” - Lola Russo Steve & Linda Ellis 10:00 am School Mass

Saturday May 4 Easter Weekday

Acts 6:1-7 / Jn 6:16-21 (272) 10:00 am Permanent Diaconate Ordination at St. John Cathedral 1:00 pm Wedding: Hinkle / Hope 4:00 pm Chuck Duncan Special Intention

Sunday May 5 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 / Rv 5:11-14 / Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 (48)

7:30 am Stefan Urbancic Family 9:30 am Charles Bisesi Family 11:30 am 1st Communion Candidates

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Homebound Ministry

Our Homebound Parishioners are very important to us and we want to make sure their spiritual needs are being met. If you or a friend or family member are homebound and unable to attend Mass, we would like to bring the Eucharist to you in your home. Please call Diana Lipfird, the Home-bound Parishioner Coordinator, at 532-9491 or e-mail her at dlipfird@gmail.com. We will set up a time and day for the Extraordinary Minister to visit that best fits your schedule. If you are an Extraordinary Minister and would like to be part of our team of taking Communion to the homebound, please call Diana at 440-532-9491.

Collection for Palm Sunday 4/14/19: $17,498.50 Easter Sunday 4/21/19: $37,627.00

Thank you for ALL the support you give to St. Mary!

Weekend Collection

Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following:

Jackie Ayala Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky James Carney Charles Rita Cifani William Conroy Candy Corbett Doris Crist Jase Dean Elisabeth Denk Hilda Denk Owen Dumm Jim Duncan Bruce Ferraro Sharon Fisher Brian Follen Joan Foust Betty Glynn Doris Grame Geraldine Grant Nancy Grau Howard Gross Katie Halley Betty Hardman

Hanna Kessler Karen Kljun Louise Knapik Kathleen Kolach Colleen Kubek Melanie Kuper Beth Lindenmeier-Dickson Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Shem Miller Mike Nichols Leo Oblak Dan Olsen Ed Paschke Gloria Richards Carol Rigal James Rollin Ruth Roth Mary Elizabeth Ryba Dean Scott John Serrao Ray Skrovan Jim Sperk Guy Sperk Chet Talarczyk Frank Walsh Chet Yanke

Bulletin Prayer List

Welcome this weekend the newly baptized -

Adeline Ruth Sandrev

Welcome - Newly Baptized

In Your Charity

In your charity, please remember the repose

of the souls of Charles Duncan, Norma Ba-

jeck and Marguerite Barstow.

May they rest in eternal peace. A second collection will be taken this weekend for The

International Order of Alhambra . A Fraternal organiza-

tion of Catholic Men & Women dedicated to assisting

children with developmental disabilities through pro-

grams and activities. All monies collected are given to

organizations within the area to further aid and educate

these children. Please be as generous as you can.

Second Collection

Weekend of April 28th Saturday - NO Confessions Sunday - 6:00pm - Church Evening of Prayer Intentions

Monday, April 29th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 6:00pm - FJG & Church 2nd Gr: 1st Communion Evening Retreat 7:15pm - Chapel Rosary

Tuesday, April 30th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:30pm - Church Traditional Choir Wednesday, May 1st 9:30am - Chapel Rosary

Thursday, May 2nd 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Tri-City Seniors Pinochle 7:30pm - FJG Mtg Rm That Man is You (TMIY)

Friday, May 3rd 10:00am - Church School Mass Saturday, May 4th 3:00pm - Church Confessions

Sunday, May 5th 11:30am - Church 1st Communion 6:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Social Justice/ Social Concerns Meeting

Parish Events

Mother Teresa

“Closer to God”

… Every work of love, done with a full

heart, always brings people closer to

God.

Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily

Meditations by Mother Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987)

Family Perspective

“As the Father has sent me, so I send you!” As Jesus

gives witness to God’s love and forgiveness, each of us

is called to live this same mission. Parents and spouses

have the opportunity to give witness to the faithful

love of God for each other. They do this in the ways

they hold each other accountable to live the gospel

and in the times they mercifully forgive and reconcile.

Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of MAY and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org

Robert & Joan Neuwar April 12th - 50 years

Dale & Sandy Eckert April 17th - 48 years

John & Linda Wisneski April 17th - 48 years

Jim & Marilyn Ehrbar April 25th - 56 years

Rick & Renee Gareau April 30th - 42 years Joe & Rita Hirsch

April 30th—59 years

Bible Study, Faith Sharing & Quiet Prayer

Barbara Goebl has stepped down from her role as a

faithful spiritual minister to Bible Study, Faith Sharing,

Quiet Prayer, Prayer Shawl and 12 Step Spirituality.

We will keep you updated on the status of these minis-

tries. Thank You to Barbara for the many years she has

given to our Parish and Parishioners.

Wedding Banns

Andy Hinkle & Megan Hope

May 4, 2019

Coffee, Tea & Thee will NOT have a Spring/Summer Program - We will resume in the Fall of 2019. Thank you to all who participated & will see you in the Fall of 2019.

Coffee, Tea & Thee

The next meeting for the Prime Timers will be:

Wednesday - May 8, 2019 - 10:00am Garrity Center Meeting Room

Our guest speaker will be Shawna Gorchek from South-west General Hospital. One of the topics she will be dis-cussing is Volunteer Opportunities at Southwest General Hospital.

Prime Timers - Senior Group

Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes

By Angela Kovic Director of Music and Liturgy

PERSISTENCE IN FAITH

Another week, another chance to celebrate the glorious

feast of Easter! Luckily, the liturgical Easter season will last

until Pentecost, which is the weekend of June 9th. You

still have a reason to keep up your lovely Easter decora-

tions! This weekend's gospel reading from the book of

John tells the story about Jesus revealing himself to the

disciples, and yet Thomas, who was not there at the

time, has his doubts. We can look at Thomas, who asked

for physical proof that the Lord has risen, and say that he

simply did not have enough faith. Jesus gives Thomas the

chance to see his wounds, and then says that those who

believe without seeing are blessed. I feel like I can relate

to Thomas, though! It has to take a lot of courage and

faith to accept that the impossible has happened!

We are all human beings, born with the Original Sin from

Adam and Eve. It is in our nature to doubt, to question,

and to fumble from the path. It is the amazing power of

God, with his grace and mercy that allows us to come

back after each time we may have these thoughts, as long

as we choose to try again! This weekend is also the Sun-

day of Divine Mercy. Even though we may find ourselves

to be Thomas at one point or another, God is always

there, happy to welcome us back once again. Do not see

your uncertainty as a weakness of spirit, even though it

may be; see it as an opportunity to experience God's love

again and again, as he will always do for his beloved

children.

Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir rehearses on

Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. If you are interested in

participating in choir, cantoring, or playing an instrument

during mass, please call or see Mrs. Angela Kovic after

mass up in the loft. The Music Ministry office number

is 440.243.3877 ext 27.

Ministry Schedules Third Sunday of Easter - May 5th

Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4:00pm J Haas (H) R Wesolek, S Butcher, G Butcher, M Creech D Vlk (C) R Heitz, D Sawyer, J Hupp C Pacer, P Pacer R Hook 7:30am D Reeves (H) M Dober, V Dober, B Cashman J Dober K Zanotti (C) F Sliwa, L Madzy, J Dober B Draves, D Grospitch M Dober

9:30am C DiSanto (H) Deacon Tom, L Latanich, R Latanich O Irvin J Irvin (C) G Irvin, J Irvin, Z Hritz L Richter, K Dorsey L Hritz 11:30am C Garr (H) S Lewis, D Bajc, J Bajc, I Zjaba R Davenport (C) T Morgan, M B Morgan, M Dorries Deacon Tom, B Cully D Ketvertis M Lubrano

We are happy to announce that Martin Dober has petitioned and been called by The Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez for Priesthood Ordi-nation. It is the responsibility of the Church to present to the bishop suit-able candidates for ordination. It is the bishop’s responsibility to weigh the recommendations of those in charge of formation as well as the larger Church community. Through this notice the members of St. Mary Parish are given the opportunity to offer their personal input on the suitability of this candidate for or-dination either directly to the bishop or to me as Pastor of the Par-ish. Your relationship to this man during his years of formation gives your input a special importance. We ask your prayerful support dur-ing these final days of discernment and preparation. Father John P. Singler