July 24, 2016 - St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua
6750 State Road Parma, Ohio 44134
Schedule of Liturgies
Saturday Evening: 4:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
Sundays: 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 12 Noon
Monday through Friday: 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M.
Holy Days : Vigil Mass: 5:30 P.M.
7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 5:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Parish Directory
Pastoral Staff
Parish Office : (440) 842-2666
Pastor………………Fr. Dale W. Staysniak
Parish Website: www.stanthonypaduaparma.org
Parochial Vicar…………Fr. Peter T. Kovacina
Religious Education Office: (440) 845-4470
DRE/Pastoral Minister…Mr. Randy Harris, M.R.E.
Parish Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. - 9:00am-7:00pm
Pastoral Minister……… Sr. Roberta Goebel, O.S.U.
School Office: (440) 845-3444
www.stanthonyofpaduaschool.org
Principal ………………..Mr. Patrick Klimkewicz
Parish Secretary………...Mrs. Joyce Fanous
Music Minister………….Mrs. Nancy Tabar
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
PARMA, OH
MONDAY, JULY 25, St. James, Apostle.
7:00AM
Poor Souls in Purgatory
8:00AM
Sam Wyatt
James S. Kraska
TUESDAY, JULY 26, Sts. Joachim & Anne, Parents of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
7:00AM
Reynald Sansoucy
8:00AM
Tom Neff
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
7:00AM
Helen Wasko
8:00AM
Ronald Klusak
THURSDAY, JULY 28
7:00AM
Ray Sacha
8:00AM
Randy Roginski
Contributions for July 16/17, 2016:
FRIDAY, JULY 29, St. Martha.
7:00AM
Leona Grad
8:00AM
Ronald Klusak
Sunday Collection:$10,444.00
Faith Direct Offering: $3,500.75
Total Offering: $13,944.75
Poor Box: $132.00
SATURDAY, JULY 30
4:30PM
For People of the Parish (living & deceased)
6:00PM
Helen Marie Zelek
SUNDAY, JULY 31, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
8:00AM
Irene Davis
10:00AM
Betty Ebert
12:00PM
Mathew Migliore
SUNDAY THOUGHT
Luke 11:1-13
Please Pray For:
Martha Ashton, Ed & Helen
Bartkiewicz, Irene Bednar, Lynn Bouchez, Kay Brichacek,
Maxine Cerny, Joe & Marsha Demko, Ray Dmytriw, Sybil
Dougherty, Norbert Erker, Rita Fecek, Greg Findura, Anne
Kilbane-Friedl, Sandra Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa,
Robert Gielski, John Gladden, Elaine Hammond, Rose
Marie Hewitt, Ron Hicks, Celeste Hurley, Marian Jarabek,
Colleen Jarvis, Janet Johnson, Pat Jones, Ted Kaliszewski,
Michael Kaliszewski, Betty Kilbane, Robert Klimo,
Cynthia Kufleitner, Karen Kulju, Andrea Lagzdins, Robert
Laheta, Dorothy Laquatra, Isidoro LaRosa, Bernice Laskan,
John Lieske, Michael Lieske, Corinne Lipinski, Elizabeth
Madar, Thomas Madej, John Martin, Edward & Josephine
Maskulka, Emmett Masterson, Claudia & Russell Mazanec,
Peyton McCarthy, Rosemarie Medvin, John Metzger, Jane
Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Rose Nosse, Dora Oney, Agnes
Padar, Janice Petruska, Carrie Piechowski, John Precario,
Mary Jane Precario, Christopher Reeves, Ed & Leigh-Ann
Revay, Vinny Ruvo, Frances Rymut, Mary Sabo, Lorraine
Schmidt, Joseph Schmitt, Robert & Teresa Setele, Margaret
Sheridan, Helen Smith, Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Phyllis
Tomaselli, William & Shirley Trausch, Alice Tucker, Frank
Viccarone, Annie Vorndran, Cathy Yappel, Andrew
Yaronczyk, Christopher Yurko, Amanda Hope Zmecek.
In our Gospel this weekend, Jesus tells us that
whenever we pray, we should have the utmost
confidence that our prayer will be heard and answered.
Yet, why does it seem that this is often not the case?
The answer to our question is also contained within our
passage today. Earlier in the gospel we are told what
our prayer petitions should consist of. In the “Lord’s
Prayer” we voice a series of petitions that must be the
heart of every Christian’s prayer. The coming of God’s
kingdom into each of our lives is the heart of our
requests. It encompasses all that we ultimately need as
Jesus’ friends. Our difficulty is that we often hope for
lesser things to fill the hole within us that only God can
fill. Since God has made us for Himself, He will never
deny our request to be one with Him. Consequently,
whenever we are united with Him, both our blessings
and our needs take on their proper perspective. Our
blessings will fill us with the profoundest gratitude and
our crosses will challenge us to love God even more.
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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 24, 2016
CELEBRATING THE SAINTS
Saint Francis Regis Clet, Priest/Martyr (1748-1820)
Francis was born in Grenoble, France, the tenth
of fifteen children. He was named for the Jesuit Saint,
John Francis Regis and was sent to a Jesuit school as a
boy. After a stint in the diocesan seminary, Francis
joined Saint Vincent de Paul’s Congregation of the
Missions, taking vows in 1771. He was made the
professor of moral theology at the seminary in
Annecy. The students there called him the “walking
library.”
In 1788, Francis was moved to the order’s
seminary in Paris. Here he shared with his superiors a
long-held desire to go the Chinese mission. At first,
they resisted the middle aged priest. But, in 1791, he
was sent to the province of Jiangxi. Only a year after
Francis arrived, his two confreres in the mission died,
one from exhaustion, and the other in prison. Francis
was left the sole Vincentian priest for a vast area,
covering three Chinese provinces. Although he was
never able to master the language, he gave himself
unceasingly to the people for the next twenty-nine
years.
In 1812, a round of persecutions of Catholics
began. Francis repeatedly escaped capture, but in
1819, a school teacher who had been reproved by
Francis turned him in. He was tortured over eight
months. At the last, a change in quarters brought him
into contact with a Chinese priest, who gave him the
sacraments. On January 1, 1820, Saint Francis Regis
Clet was found guilty of deceiving the Chinese people
by preaching Christianity and was sentenced to
strangulation on a cross. On February 18, 1820 after
approval of the sentence by the Emperor, he was
executed. As in the case of Jesus, Christians took his
body and buried it on a hillside where it rested until it
was returned to the Vincentian motherhouse in Paris
several decades later and is now honored at St. Lazare,
in Paris. His feast day is celebrated on July 9th.
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
Parents of children attending public school entering 1st
grade please register for PSR classes, which begin
Monday, September 12th. If you are new to the program
in grades 2-8 please register as soon as possible.
Registration forms can be picked up in the gathering
space of the church (on the book rack), or by
downloading
the
form
from
our
web-site,
www.stanthonypaduaparma.org. If you have any
questions please call Randy Harris at 440-842-2666.
PSR RE-REGISTRATION
PSR registration for the 2016-2017 school year is
underway. PSR classes for 2016-2017 begin on
September 12th. PSR parent orientation will be held
in the gym/ school on August 29th at 7:00 p.m. Please
register your child as soon as possible. Parents, please
remember that 7th and 8th grade classes will only be
offered at our 6:30 p.m. session. The re-registration
forms
can
be
downloaded
by
going
to
www.stanthonypaduaparma.org. On the Home page,
click on Faith Formation, then click Parish School of
Religion.
If you have any questions regarding
registration please call Randy Harris at 440-842-2666.
SUNDAY PRESCHOOL
Parents of 3, 4, and 5 year olds, we are now taking
registrations for our Sunday preschool program. Classes
are held on Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. in the school. Classes begin October 9th, 2016.
Registration forms are available at the rectory, in the
church gathering area on the bookshelf, and on the parish
website www.stanthonypaduaparma.org.
PSR CATECHISTS & VOLUNTEER
OPORTUNITIES
We are in need of PSR catechists, aides, volunteers, and
hall/parking lot monitors for the 2016-2017 school year.
We need a 5th grade catechist for our 4:15 p.m. session
and a 1st grade catechist for the 6:30 p.m. session. If
you are interested in learning more about the opportunities
available at our Parish School of Religion please call
Randy Harris at 440-842-2666. Classes begin September
12th, 2016. All volunteers are required to complete Virtus
training and in accordance with diocesan and parish
policies, are required to submit a BCI criminal background
check. Please consider being part of this very important
ministry of passing on the Catholic faith to our young
people. If interested, please call Randy Harris at 440-8422666.
LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA
Are you always telling yourself that you need to spend
more time developing your spiritual life, but cannot seem to
find time to do so? If so, then please check out our
selection of CDs on the Lighthouse Media display. These
CDs are great to listen to while driving in your car. The
CDs feature some of the top speakers in our Catholic faith,
Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Larry Richards, Matthew Kelly,
Kimberly Hahn, Bishop Robert Barron and Fr. Michael
Schmitz. We have a variety of topics to choose from, that
will surely enhance your Catholic faith.
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
PARMA, OHIO
THE HIGHLIGHT OF
SUMMER!!
Every year after The FEST, we
receive a ton of emails from those
who were there telling us how much
they enjoyed our Annual Catholic
Family FESTival and how it was the ‘highlight’ of their
summer. Don’t miss out on Sunday, August 7th as we
come together for The FEST from 12 noon until 10 pm
at the CPL (28700 Euclid Avenue in Wickliffe). Come
hear great music (Newsboys, Michael W Smith,
Matthew West, and Lauren Daigle) along with great
activities and displays. Check out Marc’s Mom’s
Relaxation Station with over 200,000 give away items
for busy moms. Junior high students can visit the
Catholic Youth Summer Camp area filled with fun,
engaging and faith-filled activities. It’s the perfect
family day. There’s plenty of parking (see the video at
www.theFEST.us) and affordable food (thanks to
Executive Caterers and Marc’s). Come and get a braut
off the world’s largest grill while watching your kids
learn lessons of faith and family. It’s all FREE. Go to:
www.theFEST.us for details, parking instructions, and
a complete schedule of the day.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
The St. Anthony Athletic Association has the
following open positions for 2016-17 School Year:
Cheerleading Coordinator, Vice President and
Secretary
If interested and for further details, please contact
our Athletic Director, Jeff Hall at (440) 667-4660)
or email [email protected].
SOCIAL CONCERNS
COMMISSION
A sincere THANK YOU to all those who
baked for the West Side Catholic Center
luncheon on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
The 200 hot lunches that we served
consisted of hot dogs, baked beans, potato chips,
watermelon and also included a generous portion of
your fresh baked pastries. All were most appreciative.
Remember to mark your calendar for our next serving
date, Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Thank you again
for your continued support and generosity to the West
Side Catholic Center.
WOMEN’S FAITH MINISTRY
If you are interested in attending the Women’s Faith
Ministry seven week program, but were unable to
register before July 20, you are still welcome to attend.
You can purchase the book, My Sisters the Saints, on
Amazon or through your local bookstore, or you can
access the book with your online reader (e.g., Kindle).
Some libraries also have it available to download onto
your smart phone or tablet. IF YOU REGISTERED
BEFORE JULY 20, A BOOK HAS BEEN ORDERED
FOR YOU. Please call the rectory at (440) 842-2666 or
email [email protected] to register for the
program and if you have any questions.
This program, offered through St. Anthony’s
Women’s Faith Ministry, will explore this book about a
Christian woman, Colleen Carroll Campbell, whose life
parallels that of five recognized women saints. You
may be surprised at how much you have in common
with them. The program will take place from 7-8 p.m.
in the Church Meeting Room (behind the sacristy of the
church) every Wednesday beginning August 3 through
September 14.
2017 MASS INTENTION BOOK
A reminder that the 2017 Mass intention book is open
and many mass times are still available. Please stop by
the rectory office during regular business hours to
schedule your times. The requested stipend for each
mass remains $10.00.
MONDAY, JULY 25
6:00PM Volleyball Camp - G
TUESDAY, JULY 26
6:00PM Volleyball Camp - G
7:00PM The Way - CM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
10:00AM Women’s Summer Book Study - HR
6:00PM Volleyball Camp - G
7:00PM Knights of Columbus Officers Mtg. - SA
THURSDAY, JULY 28
6:45PM Bingo - H
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
JULY 24, 2016
FOOD PANTRY
The Saint Anthony Food Pantry is an
outreach ministry that helps needy
families in the parish and immediate
area supplement their monthly
food/household needs. Each week
items are suggested for donation so we can keep our
shelves stocked with a “well-rounded” variety of nonperishable items. This week the suggested items are
laundry detergent, bar soap and anti bacterial hand
soap. If you wish to contribute but do not want to shop,
cash donations are always welcome to help us balance
out our needs.
ST ANTHONY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Just because its summer time, does not mean the
Knights are on summer break. Membership in the
Knights is open year round. Any male, eighteen years
of age or older and a practicing Catholic in Union with
the Holy See, please contact Tim Esther @ 440-8230109 or [email protected] for further details about
joining the Knights. Just a reminder to all current
Knights, our next business meeting scheduled for 8-3-16
has been moved to the Hospitality Room to take
advantage of the AC and the lack of steps.
‘TASTE OF ST CASIMIR” POLISH FESTIVAL
Come on out and try some of the best tasting Polish
food in town as St. Casimir Church, Sowinski Ave. in
Cleveland hosts its annual festival Friday & Saturday,
August 5-6 from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM and Sunday,
August 7 - featuring Bishop Roger Gries at the 11:30
AM Mass - from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM. There is a wide
variety of reasonably priced homemade food and drink
options plus live entertainment. There will be Church
tours daily and a number of items available for take
home purchases. Credit Cards accepted! Call Ken @
(216) 370-2831 for details and we hope to see your
there!
TRAVELING CHARISMATIC MASS
Catholic Renewal Ministries’ Traveling Charismatic
Mass for August will be held at St. John Vianney
Parish, 7575 Bellflower Rd., Mentor, 44060, on Friday,
19 August. Praise and Worship will begin at 7:00 p.m.
and the liturgy will start at 7:30 p.m. Healing prayer
teams will be available after Mass for individual prayer,
and there will also be a social after Mass. For more
information, please contact Fr. Franco at 440-327-2201
or CRM at 440-944-9445. Come and bring a friend!
This will be a time to truly encounter the Lord.
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RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND
Someone once said marriages may be made in heaven,
but they sure take a lot of work on earth.” Have you
become so distracted by outside pressure that you
neglect your spouse? The Retrouvaille program can
help you put your troubled marriage back on
track. This program is supported by the Catholic
diocese of Cleveland , but, it is open to couples of all
faiths. The next Cleveland Retrouvaille weekend will
be held on September 9-11, 2016. A registration fee of
$150 is required to confirm your reservation. For more
information concerning the program, or to register,
please call Marce or Liz Gliha in complete confidence
at , from a 216 or 440 area code,1-800-470-2230. For
additional information or to register online, please go to
www.helpourmarriage.org.
DEPARTMENT FOR MARRIAGE & FAMILY
MINISTRY
What have you done for your marriage today? People
have different prayer rhythms, but for many couples
first thing in the morning is a good time to pray. Need
ideas to start praying together? Start with an Our Father
or a Scripture passage. Visit www.foryourmarriage.org
for ideas and resources for your marriage. Also, find
and like us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/
clevelandmarriageandfamily.
RACE FOR INDEPENDENCE 5K
Race to benefit Cornerstone of Hope by running in
the Cleveland Clinic Race for Independence 5K
at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Independence
Civic Center in Independence! Mail in registrations
must be received by Wednesday, Aug. 3 and online
registration is open until 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5,
2016.
Run/Walk:
$20 pre-registration for all age groups
$25 race day registration
$60 family rate (mail in only)
This special event is fun for the whole family and
features b-tag chip timing. Registration begins at 7:30
a.m., and the course covers 3.1 miles over paved roads
and residential area. T-shirts guaranteed for the first
250 entrants. Refreshments for walkers and runners
following the race. Register online or for more info,
call 216.623.9933 or visit www.hermescleveland.com.