St. Thomas the Apostle
715 Harris Road * Sheffield Lake * Ohio * 44054-1409
May 3, 2015
Fifth Sunday of Easter
PARISH INFORMATION
MASSES: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 and 11:00 AM
Monday through Saturday: 9:00 AM
CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 3:00 to 3:45 PM
or by appointment.
BAPTISM: Sundays: 12:30 PM
Parent Pre-Baptismal Class Required.
MARRIAGE: Contact the Office at least six months
before the tentative date is set.
PARISH STAFF
Father Stephen L. Shields……………….……… Pastor
Mrs. Heather Centifanti………………..Office Manager
Mr. Michael Chutes………………………….Custodian
COMMUNICATIONS
Parish Office…………………………… 440-949-7744
Office Fax……………………………… 440-949-8611
Office Address……....521 Harris Road, Sheffield Lake
Email ……………………[email protected]
Parish Website:………………...saintthomaschurch.net
PSR/Kim & David Gray………………..440-714-4007
CYO/Jim O’Connor…………………….440-949-2631
Grismer Hall/Gym……………………...440-949-8491
PARISH CLUSTER CONTACTS
St. Anthony…www.stanthonylorain.parishesonline.com
1305 East Erie Ave. Lorain 44052
(440) 288-0106
St. Teresa……http://www.sttereasparish.com
1878 Abbe Road Sheffield Village 44054
(440) 934-4227
OUR HONORED FORMER PASTORS
+Fr. Raymond J. Grismer
1960-1962
+Fr. Urban A. Reichlin
1962-1968
+Fr. Claude J. Gaebelein
1968-1981
+Fr. John J. McCaffrey
1981-1998
St. Thomas the Apostle Church is handicap accessible
HOME COMMUNION: Anyone desiring Communion at
home should notify the Parish Office.
FUNERALS: Arrangements with the Parish Office must be
made before publication.
MEMBERSHIP: New members are welcome. Call the Office
when you arrive. If you are moving, or turn 18 years of age
contact us to keep files updated.
SICK CALLS: Communion for shut-ins and hospital visitation
notify the Parish Office
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday-9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Friday-9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Any information/insert included in the bulletin must be in the
Parish Office by Wednesday at 4:00 PM
ST. THOMAS MISSION STATEMENT: We are a Catholic
Community guided by the Holy Spirit. Inspired by our liturgy
and communal prayer, we reflect Jesus as servants, teachers
and leaders building the kingdom of God.
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION
Mary, Holy Mother of God
January 1, 2016
Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2016
Christmas
December 25, 2016
DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND
Website:………………………..www.dioceseofcleveland.org
Phone…………………………..800-869-6525
Address……………..1404 E. 9th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44114
St. Thomas the Apostle
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April 26, 2015
Weekly Intention: Share God’s Love
Sunday
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
May 3 , 2015
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Louise Janosik
First Communion
St. Thomas Parishioners
Second Collection: Loose Change
Monday
9:00 AM
Tuesday
May 4, 2015
All Souls
May 5, 2015
Cinco de Mayo
9:00 AM JoAnn Gray
Wednesday May 6, 2015
9:00 AM
Brendan Corrigan & Family
Thursday May 7, 2015
National Day of Prayer
9:00 AM
All Souls
Friday
May 8, 2015
9:00 AM Collura Family
Saturday May 9, 2015
9:00 AM
Special Intentions
4:00 PM
Anna Szalay
Sunday
May 10, 2015
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Mother’s Day
9:00 AM Living & deceased members of
the Holy Name
11:00 AM St. Thomas Parishioners
Second Collection: Newman Campus
Lectionary Year: “B”
Pre-Baptismal Classes-2015
May 19
St Joseph-7:30 PM
933-3152
June 21
St. Thomas-12:30 PM
949-7744
July 21
St. Mary-7:30 PM
934-4212
All new and expecting parents are required to attend class
before scheduling a baptism at their church of Worship.
St. Thomas Prayer Network is waiting to pray for you.
Call Deb (440)-865-9387 or Penny (440)-949-7548 and
our prayer group will storm heaven.
Readings for the Week:
Monday
Jn 14:21-26
Tuesday
Jn 14:27-31a
Wednesday Jn 15:1-8
Thursday Jn 15:9-11
Friday Jn 15:12-17
Saturday Jn 15:18-21
Sunday Jn 15:9-17
Weekly Collections
Offertory
$2,942.00
Weekly Goal
$5,000.00
Home Missions
$206.00
Thank you for your generous and continued support.
Remember St. Thomas Church in your Will
St. Thomas News
The Ascension of the Lord has been transferred from
Thursday, May 14th to the weekend of May 16th/17th.
This is a Catholic Diocese change.
Mother’s Day Brunch is Sunday, May 10th from 9:301:00 PM in St. Thomas Grismer Hall. Cost Adults $8,
Seniors (65+) $6, Children 4-10 $5, Under 3 eat free. All
mother’s get a free raffle ticket, with drawings every hour.
Ladies Guild will meet on Monday, May 18th at 7:00 PM
in Room #1. We will be discussing the fall rummage sale.
All Ladies of the Parish are welcome.
BEARING FRUIT
“Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed
and truth.” John’s words come to us on this day when the
Gospel passage presents us with the great image of the
vine and the branches. Jesus uses the image as a warning
to those who have begun to distance themselves from the
way of the Lord. One of the ways this happens is when we
love God and others “in word or speech” instead of “in
deed and truth.” What does it mean for us to “remain in
Christ”? In an extension of the metaphor, the Lord gives
us an example. If we remain in him, we will bear much
fruit. As the branches, we draw strength from Christ who
is the vine. This strength enables us to bear fruit—to do
the work of true discipleship.
Liturgical Schedule
Saturday, May 9-4:00 PM
C-MB Riley L-J Ritter
EM-P Blazina, J Ritter, S Lynch
C– P Arnal, R O’Connor
S-H Hendrix
Sunday, May 10-9:00 AM
C-R Kirsch L-J Mack
EM-Holy Name
C-Holy Name
S-Holy Name
Sunday, May 10-11:00 AM
C– J Houlihan L-M Fairweather
EM-J Kelly, C & J Rouhier
C-J Houlihan, N Olitsky
S-L & N Morello
Looking for new Servers, Lectors, Commentators or Eucharist Ministers, call the Parish Office at 949-7744.
May 3, 2015
Thank you…
…to those who support the Parish Nursing Program.
….to our Parish Nurses who give of their time and talents
to offer this free program
…..to JoMarie & Kenney for the wedding clean-ups.
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Family Perspectives
Family life is sacred ground. This is the ground in which
God has planted us and invites us to grow in love. Jesus,
the true vine, expects us, the branches, to bear fruit. Because he loves us, he prunes us so that we will bear fruit.
Believe that Jesus has chosen your family to live in love
and gives you the grace daily to grow and bear good fruit.
Events Around Town
GOD’S WORD TODAY: The familiar passage proclaimed
in today’s Gospel reminds us that we are branches on the
vine and the vine is Jesus Christ. At the moment of our
baptism we were grafted onto that vine, and from that moment on much has been expected of us. The closer we are
to Christ the vine the more others will learn to recognize
Christ through our own actions. To find out what those
actions need to be, look no further than today’s second
reading. There Saint John tells us to love one another just
as Christ commanded us. As you sit in church today, look
around and see the other grafts on the vine—those sitting
around you. Pray that the vine and its branches will be
strengthened so that Christ’s love will be shown to others
all the more.
Scheduled Parish Events
Sunday, May 3
Monday, May 4
Girl Scouts
Tuesday, May 5
Music Club
Wednesday, May 6
Room #2
Church
6:30-7:30 PM
7-8:30 PM
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
Music Lessons
3rd Grade Rm. 9:00AM-12:00 PM
Sunday, May 10
Mother’s Day Brunch Grismer Hall
9:00-4:00 PM
National Kidney Foundation event “We Have Hope”
will be held at Spevock’s Nautical Lanes, on Miller Road
in Avon Lake, on Saturday, June 6th from 1-4:00 PM.
Cost is $20.00 per ticket and deadline is May 23rd. Includes pizza, pop, bowling, door prizes, Chinese raffle
and 50/50. For more information contact Sandra-216-6875411 or Brandy-440-541-4459.
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration is scheduled
for Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 2:30 PM Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Bishop Lennon will be the
principle celebrant. Seating is limited. Contact the Parish
Office if you have been married 50 or more years to register. Call 216-334-2978 for more information. Deadline to
register is June 29, 2015.
“A. D. The Bible Continues” airs on WKYC TV3. This
production is endorsed by the Catholic Church leadership
and has been reviewed by the Diocese. The epic begins
with the resurrection and covers the unstoppable growth
of the early Church by highlighting 10 Chapters of the
“Acts of the Apostles.”
Boxes from Home The Altar & Rosary Society of St.
Vincent de Paul Church sends "Boxes from Home" to deployed soldiers. To send one to your family member or
friend call Dorothy at 984-2192 with the soldier's name,
rank, branch of service and the oversees mailing address.
Sorrowful Mother Shrine, Bellevue, Ohio - 165th Anniversary and the 200th Anniversary of the founding of the
Missionaries of the Precious Blood. The shrine offers daily Mass, outdoor stations of the cross and much more on
its 120 acres of woodlands. For more information visit
www.sorrowfulmothershrine.org or call 419-483-3435.
3 Parish Cluster Events
St. Thomas: Music Club invites all singers and musicians
NOTICE– Only scheduled events have legal use of these facili- to join us on Tuesdays, for practice, from 7-8:30 PM in the
ties. To schedule an event call the Parish Office (440)949-7744. Church. For information contact Roger (440)346-3022.
No parish property is to leave the premises. This includes the
school kitchen. We do not give permission or the opportunity to
borrow or lend property. St. Thomas Grismer Gym & Kitchen is
available for rent. Call for any questions, information/ price list.
Hall rental includes the kitchen. No gambling except for a parish
event. Hired security if alcohol is served. Requirements of the
state of Ohio and/or the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.
St. Teresa: Eucharistic Adoration is held on Wednesdays.
Adoration is from 8:30AM– 1:00 PM.
St. Anthony: Fr. Richard is recovering well. Thank you
for all the prayers and well wishes. Please continue with
your prayers.