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The Feast of St. Monica August 30, 2020

13623 Rockside Road Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125

Parish Office: (216) 662-8685

fax: (216) 662-1245 website: saintmonicachurch.net

St. Benedict: (216) 662-9380 Early Learning Center

(216) 475-3633

OCFCU (216) 663-6800

MASSES: 7 days a week Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m.

and 10:45 a.m. Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

The Parish Office is open 8:00am—4:00 pm. Mon.,

Tues. & Thurs & 8:00 am— Noon on Wed. & Fri. We

request anyone who comes to the parish office to please

wear a mask. Thank you.

PARISH CLERGY

Rev. Thomas A. Haren, Pastor Rev. Theodore Marszal,

Senior Parochial Vicar Rev. Jerome Lukachinsky, Retired, in Residence

Rev. Thomas G. Montavon, Retired, in Residence

Stan Drozell, Deacon

PASTORAL STAFF

Sister Helene Skrzyniarz SSJ-TOSF,

Parish Catechetical Leader srhelene@saintmonicachurch.net

Bob Soeder, Director of Liturgy and Music

Stan Jakosh, Business Mgr

Susan Shepka, Office Mgr

Kathy Piggford, Pastoral Council Chairman

Kathy Wendling, Finance Council Chairman

BAPTISM: Please make arrangements in advance. Baptisms are performed on Sundays, immediately following the 10:45 a.m. Mass. Pre-Baptismal instruction is required for parents. Please call the Parish Office for time of next scheduled class.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Adults and school-age children seeking full membership in the Catholic Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist can make an appt. to continue their conversion process by calling the Parish Office.

RECONCILIATION: Opportunities to celebrate God’s forgiveness in one’s life are available on Saturday afternoons from 3:15-3:45 p.m. Individual appointments with a Priest can be arranged.

MATRIMONY: The Diocese of Cleveland requires a 6-month preparation period for marriage. Call the Parish Office to set your wedding date and plan your celebration.

CONFIRMATION: Any adult or high school student needing Confirmation, please call the Parish Office to schedule preparation.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated upon request. Call the Parish Office to make arrangements with one of our Priests.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Please call the Parish Office to register.

ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Provides Catholic education for students K-8. School hrs.: 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Before & After Care available. Mrs. Lisa Oriti, School Principal

EUCHARIST FOR THE HOMEBOUND: Parish Team and Staff Members visit the homebound on a monthly basis. If you or someone you know is homebound and would like to receive communion, call the Parish Office.

Bulletin Announcements due to sshepka@saintmonicachurch.net by

NOON on Monday

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LITURGY SCHEDULE

Monday –Friday 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, August 30 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 People of the Parish 10:45 Margaret Konkowski

Monday, August 31 Weekday 8:00 Mariano Deliberato

Tuesday, September 1 Weekday 8:00 John & Isabella Shipta

Wednesday, September 2 Weekday 8:00 Elsie Shipta

Thursday, September 3 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church 8:00 Emily Stromsky

Friday, September 4 Weekday 8:00 Richard Lenczewski

Saturday, September 5 Weekday 12:00 Veltman/Blazek Wedding 4:00 Living & deceased members of Nancy Potter Family

Sunday, September 6 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 People of the Parish 10:45 Caterina Restifo

Please keep in your prayers the following members of our Parish Community: Dominic Genchi, Dolores Elias, Michael Uyek, Gerald DeLooze, Bill Paluscsak, Joe Leone, Veronica Reil, Joanne Reddinger, Judy Watter,

Geri Gryzbowski, Thom and Chris Machar. The names will remain in the bulletin for two weeks. Please call the parish office if your name or a loved one’s name needs to be added to the list. If you have a special intention you would like remem-bered in prayer, please call Lillian Neptune (216) 662-5464.

PASTORAL SCENE

Our sincere sympathy and prayers are extended to the family and friends of those who were recently buried:

Lynn Johnson, Albina Godec and Robert Govang. May they and all our faithful departed, rest in peace.

22 Sunday OT 2020 The late Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty, the founder of Madonna House, wrote the following reflection: When I look on loneliness I think of standing at 42nd Street and Broadway when I arrived in New York City. Hundreds of people were hurrying by and I didn’t know a single soul. Huge buildings full of people towered over me. I was in a new country completely different from anything I had ever known. I was overcome with loneliness. Loneliness has walked with me all my life. Some days it becomes very acute, such as when we celebrated the anni-versary of my husband Eddie’s death. When that happens I sit there and ask God, “What do you want of this? Why do you send loneliness again? “Then I hear the Lord saying, “Come higher, friend.” He is handing me loneliness so that I will grow in faith… I like to think of loneliness as if it is a person with a particu-lar job to do. So I imagine loneliness as a fancy doorman dressed in a brilliant uniform like you would see at an expensive hotel or club. He opens the door for us to enter in faith. As we pass through the door, we find steps to go up. Each step takes us further into faith. That is why loneliness is with us – to grow in faith. We are never friendless, for we know that Christ resurrected and promised he would always be with us. Loneliness brings us closer to him. Her words speak to many of us as we journey through life. The comfort of God’s presence can be seen in this woman of prayer and reflection. Her example of how quiet time, with God, leads us to the realization of His love and peace even when we are alone. As we celebrate today the patronal feast of Saint Monica, may her example of prayer and steadfastness in faith be the example to all of us in our living of the Catholic Faith. Blessings and Peace, Fr. Ted Marszal

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Weather Permitting….. Join us every

Thursday at 7:00 pm by the Marian

Shrine at the Parish Office as we

come together to pray the Rosary.

Religion Question of the Week Why is “astrology” forbidden by the First Command-ment? (Answer on page 4)

Did You Know? Did you know that in two years St. Monica Church will be celebrating its 70th anniversary?

One Liner “What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabu-lary? A thesaurus”.

Sandwich Saturday Sandwich Saturday is this Saturday, September 5th at 9:00 am in the Parish Office. If you are able to help prepare the sandwiches, please call the Parish Office (216-662-8685) by Thursday, September 3rd to RSVP. At this time, we can only accommo-date 12 people so we can remain socially distant. Mask must also be worn as per the current man-date. As always, thank you for your support with this needed ministry.

Good Government “We must not be confused about the issue which confronts the world today. That issue is as old as recorded history. It is tyranny versus freedom. Tyranny has, throughout history, assumed many disguises, and has relied on many false philosophies to justify its attack on human freedom. Communism masquerades as a doctrine of progress. It is nothing of the kind. It is, on the contrary, a movement of re-action. It denies that man is the master of his fate, and consequently denies man’s right to govern himself. And even worse, communism denies the very existence of God. Religion is persecuted because it stands for freedom under God. This threat to our liberty and to our Faith must be faced by each one of us.” Harry S. Truman

33rd President of the United States

III Kate Veltman & Thomas Blazek

St. Benedict Catholic School In September of 2012, through the cooperation of the parishioners of both St. Monica Church and St. Martin of Tours Church, a new entity was formed for the education of the children in our community. It was called St. Benedict Catholic School. This academic year, which begins on Monday, September 1

st , will mark the 9

th

anniversary of St. Benedict Catholic School. At the beginning of the 21

st century, the Catholic

Schools in our area began to struggle for their existence. Enrollment was decreasing while costs were growing. Something had to be done, or there was the possibility that there would be no Catholic School in our area of Cuyahoga County. Both of our parishes, and their fami-lies, began to meet to find a solution. The result, after a very difficult process, was St. Benedict Catholic School. When our doors open this September, there are presently 386 students registered for grades K – 8, and another 23 students registered for the Pre-school. Be-cause of the issues surrounding the pandemic, St. Benedict’s will open remotely. There will be no in-person students in the school building. The grade-school stu-dents will all have chrome books (lab tops) for their re-mote learning. The Pre-school will not officially open for classes until the students are allowed to return to in-school learning. Mrs. Lisa Oriti, our school principal, with her adminis-trators Christine Malone and Katie Check, have worked hard all summer to prepare for the school opening under these difficult circumstances. We are very proud of the work they have done, and also the rest of our school staff to make this opening possible. We are also proud of our school families for their willingness to work with our administrators in this process. We thank you as parishioners for your support of St. Benedict Catholic School for the past eight years. We also thank Fr. Lou Miola and the parishioners of St. Martin of Tours for their support. With God’s help, we will continue to provide a good Catholic education for our community. God bless everyone. Fr. Thomas Haren

Special Need—

PSR Program Teachers are needed for our

Grade School PSR program

on Monday evenings. This

takes place at St. Martin of

Tours Parish. If you are

interested in helping, please call Fr. Haren at

216-662-8685.

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PARISH ACTIVITIES Stewardship Offertory Collections

Regular Offertory……………………...….$ 5,424.00 St. Monica Fund…………………………$ 330.00 Faith & Values Collection… ………...$ 466.00 Assumption Collection………………..$ 1,152.00

Please continue to mail in your donations, Donate online or drop off at the office .

Thank you for your continued generosity.

This Week’s Religion Question: Why is “astrology” forbidden by the First Command-ment? Answer: One of the tenants of “astrology” is that a per-son’s future destiny is controlled by the position of the stars when one is born. As Catholics we believe that this future knowledge is controlled only by God.

SUMMER RAFFLE Thank you to all who have participated in our Parish fundraiser.

Your help and support with this vital fundraising effort is appreciated. This is the final week to return your donations for a chance to win one of ten baskets!

Due to the possibility of last minute ticket returns, the drawing will be held on Monday, August 31st at 12:00 noon. All tickets must be turned in to the Parish Office by 11:00 am Monday morning. We will attempt to live stream this from the Parish Office.

Thank you for your generosity.

MONDAY, August 31 8:00 a.m. Faculty Mtgs (c) 5:00 p.m. Walk in the Park (Bike & Hike Trail)

TUESDAY, September 1

WEDNESDAY, September 2 5:00 p.m. G.A. (p)

THURSDAY, September 3 7:00 p.m. Rosary (outdoor Marian Shrine)

FRIDAY, September 4 12:00 Sandwich Saturday set up (J)

SATURDAY, September 5 9:00 a.m. Sandwich Saturday (J) 2:00 p.m. Baptist Bible Study (p) 4:00 p.m. Mass (+)

SUNDAY, August 30 9:00 a.m. Mass (+) 10:45 a.m. Mass (+)

August 23, 2020

FARM MARKET Wednesdays 4:00 -7:00

4803 Turney Road, near

EdgePark, in rear of building. Hosted by Garfield Culinary.

A variety of items are available for purchase, including corn, coffee beans,

granola, nuts and salad dressings. Different products will also be available each week.

Visit www.garfieldculinary.com for more details.

Mass Coordinators,

Lectors and

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

If you have returned to Church and

would like to begin to minister, please call

the Parish Office so we can schedule you.

Thank you for your help with this.

Homemade Cloth Masks for Sale Homemade, washable, reusable, cloth face masks (by Sr. Helene) are for sale in the Parish Office (new supply). All proceeds are donated to the Parish. Cost is $5.00 per mask. New supply is in! These masks, as well as all previous made mask, comply with current face covering Mandates and are not a medical device.

LABOR DAY The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 7th for the holiday. We will reopen Tuesday morning at 8:00 am.

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Just a Walk in the Park… … is back for another round.

Join us every Monday in July and August as we en-

joy the great outdoors. We meet at 5:00 pm in the

parking lot off Alexander Rd. (The Bike & Hike

Trail) for a walk in the park on a

paved path. Rain or storms will

cancel any scheduled walk; very

light drizzle or mist, the walk will

continue. All are invited. Every-

one walks at own pace. Please

bring water with you.

Garden Fare Recipe Corner:

Zucchini Pizza Bites

Ingredients:

2 large zucchini

1/2 cup pizza or tomato sauce

1 tsp. oregano

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Pizza toppings - own preference

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450. Line a baking sheet with

foil.

Slice zucchini 1/4” thick & arrange on baking

sheet.

Top zucchini slices with pizza sauce, oregano,

cheese and your toppings.

Bake 5 minutes or until zucchini is tender.

Broil 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and

melted. Recipe submitted by Joe Ungarsky

EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION Saturday, September 5th at noon Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Legion of Mary Cleveland West Comitium invites you to a traditional Eucharistic procession. The procession will be through the sidewalks of downtown Cleveland, as we walk, pray, and sing in honor of our Eucharistic Lord Jesus and Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The event includes open-ing prayers and remarks by Fr. Kevin Es-tabrook, our Legion of Mary Comitium Spiritual Director, a procession of hymns, and a return to the Cathedral for the recitation of the Rosary and closing prayers. For further information email contact@legionofmarynorthernohio.org

NEW: Hospice of the Western Reserve Virtual Volunteer Training

Are you looking for a way to help individuals in your community? Are you willing to engage with homebound patients and families by phone or by mail? Consider be-coming a Hospice of the Western Reserve Volunteer. We are excited to announce virtual volunteer training for new volunteers. We also look forward to the day that in-person visits can resume safely. For more information, contact us at 216.255.9090 or fill out an online applica-tion hospicewr.org/volunteers. Volunteers who com-plete virtual training will be able to provide in-person visits when it is deemed safe.

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