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St. Thomas More Church
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10-VIGIL
4:30PM - Mildred Regrut (30 Day)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11-THE BAPTISM OF THE
LORD
8:00AM - Donald E. Seymour (30 Day)
+10:00AM - People of the Parish
12:00PM - Douglas Gealy (30 Day)
MONDAY, JANUARY 12-WEEKDAY
7:00AM - Rudy Flis
8:15AM - James Johnson
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13-ST. HILARY
7:00AM - Carol Setele (Living)
8:15AM - David Curran
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14-WEEKDAY
7:00AM - Rudy Flis
8:15AM - The Deceased Members of the
Jeffers Family
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15-WEEKDAY
7:00AM - Albert Doebele
8:15AM - Vohnout Family
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16-WEEKDAY
7:00AM - Margaret Oprea
8:15AM - Kuhel Family - Student Liturgy
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17-ST. ANTHONY
8:15AM - David Virovec
4:30PM - Teddy McClure (30 Day)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18-SECOND SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
8:00AM - People of the Parish
10:00AM - Lynn Thompson (30 Day)
+12:00PM - Pete Ritter (30 Day)
+Cup Mass
FINANCIAL
Collection for December 28th….....……...$8,291.61
Maintenance Collection…………………..$397.00
Votive Candles…………………………...$127.00
Collection for January 4th………………..$10,990.50
Maintenance Collection………………….$2,064.25
Votive Collection………………………...$255.00
Christmas Collection…………………….$36,937.98
January 1st: Solemnity of Mary…………$4,123.25
Thank you and God bless you for your generosity.
BINGO
St. Thomas More hosts bingo every Wednesday in the
gym, with a $4,000 payout. Doors open at 5pm and
early birds start at 6:30pm.
Brooklyn, OH 44144
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
CHAIRPERSON: Robert Cepek
SECRETARY: Mindy Molzan
PPC meets on the second Monday of each month.
Suggested agenda items must be in writing to the rectory by
the 4th Monday of the previous month. All parishioners are
most welcome to attend the council meetings as observers.
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DEVOTIONS:
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena- Tuesdays
following the 8:15 AM Mass
• Rosary - Preceding 8:15 AM daily Mass
BAPTISMS: Sunday: 1:30 PM or during any weekend
liturgy. Prior to baptism of their first child, parents are required
to attend a Pre-Baptism class. Please call the rectory at 216749-0414 to schedule an interview.
MARRIAGES: Should be arranged with a priest by calling
the rectory 6 months prior to the wedding date. Individual
conferences, plus attendance at a pre-marriage program, are
required for proper preparation.
FUNERALS: Arrangements must be made at the rectory
before any publication in the newspaper.
REGISTRATION: Persons who live within parish boundaries
should be properly registered. This includes all students in
high school and college. Register with the priest after Mass. If
you move out of the parish, please notify the rectory office.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA): Offered for
those interested in the Catholic faith. These sessions begin in
September and continue through May. For specific
information, please contact the rectory office.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
PSR CLASSES: Grades 1–8: Tuesdays: 6:45-8:00 PM
Email: [email protected]
Youth Ministry (Grades 9–12): See bulletin for activities.
HOMEBOUND COMMUNION CALLS: If anyone in your
family is sick or homebound, please contact the rectory at 216749-0414 to arrange a visit. The Eucharist is brought to them on
Sunday and/or First Friday.
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RECTORY HOURS
Sunday 9am-11:30am
Monday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am-1:00pm
BULLETIN DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 12:00 PM
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 11,
2015͗
Sunday:
Is 55:1-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-7/1 Jn 5:1-9
or Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11
Monday:
Heb 1:1-6/Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday:
Heb 2:5-12/Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Mk 1:29-39
Thursday:
Heb 3:7-14/Mk 1:40-45
Friday:
Heb 4:1-5, 11/Mk 2:1-12
Saturday:
Heb 4:12-16/Mk 2:13-17
Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 1720/Jn 1:35-42
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The Baptism of the Lord
FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who
was so kind to Clare (the dog) and me over the holidays. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is overwhelming. I truly appreciated all the gifts and goodies that you kindly gave to me. Please know that I
keep everyone in my prayers. It is my hope and
prayer that everyone will have a blessed and healthy
New Year. May God keep everyone in His care.
This weekend, the Parish Council is trying something new. We are having a strata breakfast after the
eight and ten o’clock Masses. All are welcome to
come and share in this delicious breakfast. There
will be French toast sticks for the children if they do
not like the stratas. It is the hope of the Parish Council to bring the parish together and try to get to know
the people you see at Mass, but never really have the
opportunity to get to know. The breakfast is free, but
there will be a free will donation basket there for
anyone who would like to help feed the homeless or
help with the organ restoration. I would really like to
encourage everyone to please stop by, even if it is
for just a few quick moments, and grab a glass of
juice.
I know that it is hard to believe, having just finished celebrating the holidays, that I am now going
to start talking about Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras will be
here before we know it. The date for this year’s
Mardi Gras is February 14th. I know right, what a
better way to spend Valentine’s Day with the person
you love than at St. Thomas More’s Mardi Gras!
Maybe you can even win your special someone a
really nice prize. But if not, you will at least have
fun and have a great dinner. I would like to let everyone know that tickets are going on sale this weekend after Masses and are available at the rectory and
school office. The tickets are not expensive, but
there is no skimping on the fun. Hope to see you
there!
Peace and Goodness,
Fr. Bill
TAX CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
If you would like a tax contribution statement for your
2014 donations, please contact the rectory at 216-7490414. Or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
the rectory to Lisa’s attention.
January 11, 2015
SAINT OF THE WEEK
St. John Neumann was born in what is now
the Czech Republic. After studying in Prague,
he came to New York at twenty-five and was
ordained a priest.
He did missionary work in New York until
he was twenty-nine, when he joined the Redemptorists and became its first member to profess vows in the United States. He continued
missionary work in Maryland, Virginia and
Ohio, where he became popular with the Germans.
At forty-one, as bishop of Philadelphia, he
organized the parochial school system into a
diocesan one, increasing the number of pupils
almost twentyfold within a short time.
Gifted with outstanding organizing ability,
he drew into the city many teaching communities of sisters and the Christian Brothers. During his brief assignment as vice provincial for
the Redemptorists, he placed them in the forefront of the parochial movement.
Well-known for his holiness and learning,
spiritual writing and preaching, on October 13,
1963, John Neumann became the first American bishop to be beatified. Canonized in 1977,
he is buried in St. Peter the Apostle Church in
Philadelphia.
PARISH PRAYER
O God, the Creator and giver of all things, bless this
parish. Strengthen our faith; grant us the spirit of sacrifice and service so that, with Your grace, we may provide for the needs of our members, glorify You and
sanctify ourselves. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
PRAYER OF THE MONTH-JANUARY
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where
there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury,
pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there
is sadness, joy. O Divine Master; grant that I may not
so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it
is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we
are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life. Amen.
St. Thomas More Church
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a powerful prayer
that grants to us who pray it “unimaginable graces to
those who trust in My mercy,” (Diary of St. Faustina,
687).
Please join me on Sunday, January 25th at 3pm to
pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for all of the deceased members of St. Thomas More Parish and anyone else you wish to be remembered. Everyone
needs Divine Mercy and we all benefit from this
powerful intercessory prayer begun by Sr. Faustina
Kowalska.
God bless you all,
James Miller
BIBLE STUDY- FAITH SHARING
If you would like to join us, we meet in the rectory at
7pm on Mondays. We do not meet on the third Monday of the month.
PARISH PRAYER FOR PEACE
All are welcome to gather in the Marian Chapel to
pray the rosary for peace on Tuesdays at 7pm.
TRAVELING MADONNA
The statue is at the home of Rita Zydonis this week.
Please call the rectory to sign-up to host the Traveling Madonna in 2015. Please continue to pray for our
host families as they share their home with our Traveling Madonna.
SEMINARIAN OF THE MONTH
Our seminarian of the month is Joseph Robinson.
Please keep him and all seminarians in your prayers
as we continue to pray for vocations. To let him
know that he is in your thoughts and prayers, send a
card to him at 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH
44092.
MARDI GRAS
Our 9th Annual Mardi Gras will be on Saturday, February 14th from 5:30pm-Midnight. Tickets are $25. A
table for 8 people may be purchased at the discounted
price of $180. $10 tickets are also being sold for admission after 8pm and do NOT include dinner. Tickets go on sale next weekend after all Masses and also
may be purchased at the rectory. Purchase your tickets by February 7th to be entered into a drawing to
win $100!
Brooklyn, OH 44144
MARY QUEEN OF PEACE: 216-749-2323
Burgers and Beer-Join us for Burgers and Beer on
Saturday, January 17th from 8-11pm at the Parish
Center. Tickets are $20/person and includes sliders
and beer. There will be music and games of chance.
Tickets may be purchased at he Parish or School offices. Save the date! Join us on Sunday, February 8th
at 3pm for our next Great Music in a Great Space featuring organist, Katelyn Emerson.
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO: 440-884-3030
Night at the Races-Join the St. Charles Sports Boosters Club for their annual Night at the Races on Saturday, January 24th from 6-11pm in Corrigan Gym.
Tickets are $25/person. For tickets or information,
please call Kevin Leigh at 440-842-6362 or email at
[email protected].
ST. LEO THE GREAT: 216-661-1006
Bus Trip-Join us for a guided tour of Cleveland on
Tuesday, February 10th. We will visit: Cleveland
Stockyards, Hillson Nuts, Gordon Square Arts District, have an Italian Lunch, Tower City (with admission to the observation deck) & several other places of
interest. Tickets are $72/person. Please call Joanne
Todd at 440-526-3505 for reservations.
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Please remember Hildegarde Nadson, Lillian Veverka,
Bertha Hadam, Edward Adkins, Helen Rusyniak,
Lucille Slattery, Mary Ann Mravetz, Rev. Anthony J.
Cassese and Marjorie Dudar in your prayers. God
grant them eternal rest.
WOMEN’S GUILD
The Women’s Guild will have a regular meeting on
Tuesday, January 13th at 1pm. Our guest speaker will
be seminarian, James Miller. Refreshments will be
served. Please join us!
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Our regular meeting will be on Tuesday, January 13th
at 7pm in Utopia Hall. All members of the Holy Name
Society are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
COFFEE & FAITH
Join us on Thursday, January 15th at 7pm in the rectory to discuss our Catholic Faith over a cup of coffee,
tea or soda.
The Baptism of the Lord
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
Thank you to all who donated towards the Christmas flowers this year. This year’s beautiful
flowers were in loving memory of the following:
Bloom, Mausser and Sternad Families
Joseph J. Buszko
Joseph F. Buszko
Robert Dloniak
Officer William J. Fores
Gademer Family
Andrew J. Gruden, Sr.
Andrew J. Gruden, Jr.
Rosemary & John Holpuch
Holt & Merzlikar Families
Rosemary Hules
Loretta Kneier
Dominic Konopka
Nettie, Frank & Franklin Kuchar
Wanda Maslanka
Andrew A. Miller
Joe & Peg Palumbo
Michael Palumbo
Frank & Mary Pirozek
Lloyd Root
Steven Smet
Stella Szymanski
Mike, Helen & Mary Ellen Yasko
Eugene M. Wiencek
NEW POSTPARTUM NFP CLASS!
Expecting or recently had a baby? Have you been
blessed by using NFP in your marriage but are uncertain how it works postpartum? Are you worried
or confused about the return of your fertility? Natural Family Planning is still effective postpartum!
Register now for the Couple to Couple League
Postpartum NFP Class to be held at St. John Bosco
in Parma Heights on Wednesday, January 21st at
6pm. Registration is also available for the mainseries class in February. For more information, contact Rich & Jenny Amiot at 440-843-3981 or go to
www.ccli.org.
MEN’S CLOTHING DRIVE
The Benedictine Bowling Team is sponsoring a
Men’s Clothing Drive, which benefits Catholic
Charities Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center. You
can drop items off at the school or call Laurie
Konczos at 216-392-8556 for more information.
January 11, 2015
PARISH COUNCIL STRATA BREAKFAST
Please join us this Sunday, January 11th in Utopia
Hall after the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses for an “ExSTRATA-ganza (Breakfast Casseroles).” The Parish
Pastoral Council would like to join in fellowship and
truly get to know the people around them during
Mass. In order to do so, we welcome you to join us for
some home-cooking from the members of Parish
Council for a strata breakfast. The PPC members
would like to have an informal get-together to hear
from the parish community about matters that are important to the parish. We look forward to seeing you.
Bring your appetite! Donations graciously accepted to
help feed the homeless and restore the church organ.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL CANDLES
In the month of November, we remembered our beloved dead. Why not remember them the whole year
round? Memorial Candles are now available. The candles will have their names inscribed on them and will
be lit the entire year. When the year is over, you may
take the candle and place it in a special place in your
home. The cost for a Memorial Candle is $200 for the
year or $190 if you return your candle from November. You also have the option to have a candle displayed for six months (either January-June or JulyDecember) for $100. Forms are available at the rectory.
PRE-PLAN FUNERAL INFORMATION
If you are interested in planning your own funeral
Mass, please contact the rectory. Lisa will contact one
of the members of the Ministry of Consolation and
they will contact you to set up a convenient time for
you. Pre-Planning has many advantages. You are able
to select your favorite readings and songs for your
Mass. It also takes a lot of stress away from your
loved ones. Please consider this option and call 216749-0414.
SAVE THOSE CHRISTMAS CARDS
The parish will be making 2015 Christmas placemats
for the homeless. If you would like to recycle your
Christmas cards for this purpose, please drop them off
in the box provided in the library.
SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUP/RECOVERY
Learn coping tools when feeling depressed, fearful,
anxious or angry. Join us at 1pm on Wednesdays (440
-884-5169) or 7:30pm on Thursdays (440-842-0819)
at St. Charles Borromeo Activity Center.
St. Thomas More Church
Brooklyn, OH 44144