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St. James Parish
Parish Staff & Business Hours
Fr. Joseph Workman, Pastor
Fr. Deogratias Ruwaainenyi, Pastor Support
Deacon Danny Bryan, Pastor Support
Mrs. Colleen Houk, Director of Faith Formation
Mrs. Alyssa Nadin, Business Manager
Ms. Susan Lezan, Director of Music
Mrs. Diane Mravec, Parish Secretary
Office Hours
Monday-Wednesday-Friday: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Phone: (216) 712-6755
Fax:
(216) 712-6757
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjameslakewood.com
For any emergency anointing or a Funeral Director,
please call St. James Pastor, Fr. Workman, who can
be reached at St. Clement Parish, 216-226-5116.
Bulletin Deadline
All announcements for submission need to be in by
Monday at noon the week of publication.
Scripture Reading for the Week
Lakewood, Ohio
Mass Intentions
Monday, Jan. 12 – Weekday
8:15 A.M.
Father’s Day Spiritual Bq.
Wednesday, Jan. 14 – Weekday
8:15 A.M
Edward Stevens
Friday, Jan. 16 – Weekday
8:15 A.M.
Betty Hahn
Saturday, Jan. 17 – Vigil
4:30 P.M.
For the Parish
Sunday, Jan. 18 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:30 AM
James Jeffers
Liturgical Ministers & Altar Servers
Saturday, January 17
4:30 PM
Lector:
John Polk
EMH:
Laura Polk, Bob Wirtz,
Richard Malone
Servers:
Alex & Eric Abramczyk
Sunday, January 18
10:30 AM
Lector:
Kate Romer
EMH:
Jack & Pat Kopechek, Joyce Hood
Servers:
Shawn & Grace Caspar, Will Trainor
Offertory Week
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Hebrews 1:1-6; Mark 1:14-20
Hebrews 2:5-12; Mark 1:21-28
Hebrews 2:14-18; Mark 1:29-39
Hebrews 3:7-14; Mark 1:40-45
Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; Mark 2:1-12
Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 2:13-17
1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19;
1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20;
John 1:35-42
Coffee & Donuts
You are invited down to Andrews Hall after Mass
for coffee, donuts and conversation. We'd like to
give a special invitation to new parishioners and
visitors to St. James to come down and
meet some new friends.
Dec. 20th & 21st
Weekly
$4,002.05
Monthly
$ 580.00
Children’s
$
3.00
$4,585.05
Christmas Offering
$21,565.85
Dec. 27th & 28th
Weekly
$3,249.26
Monthly
$ 565.00
Children’s
$
5.00
$3,819.26
Jan. 3rd & 4th
Weekly
$5,652.16
Monthly
$1,706.00
Children’s
$
7.00
$7,365.16
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Baptism of the Lord
T he Christmas season con-
cludes with the Feast of the
Baptism of the Lord. It is appropriate that this is so, for
Jesus comes into the world
not to live in obscurity but to perform the
mission given Him by the Father with the
power of the Holy Spirit. His baptism comes at
the start of His public life and heralds His
ministry. The account of the work of John the
Baptist in the Gospel of Mark is quite brief. He
preaches “a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins.” John urges people to
change their hearts and lives in preparation
for the Messiah. The Gospels of Matthew and
Luke give far fuller accounts of the preaching
of the Baptist, and add significantly to the
brief account in the Gospel of Mark. In the
passage for this feast, John proclaims that the
one who is to come will be “more powerful
than I am.” John's preaching attracted crowds
of people and had a strong effect on them.
When Jesus comes, John implies, He will
confront evil in all its forms with the power of
the Spirit. This “more powerful” one will bring
a baptism which will have a deeper and more
lasting effect, for it will be baptism in the Holy
Spirit. The evangelist does not dwell long on
the actual baptism of Jesus, this clear
demonstration of His solidarity with all those
who need healing and forgiveness. Mark puts
the emphasis on the vision Jesus sees and the
voice He hears. The baptism story shows Jesus
to be the Spirit-filled Servant of God. His
mission reflects that of the servant described
in those passages in the second part of the
Book of Isaiah known as the “servant songs,”
one of which is our first reading. Jesus is the
beloved Son of God, who will always do what
pleases the Father.
How appropriate is it to conclude the
Christmas celebration with the Feast of the
Baptism of Jesus.
January 11, 2015
Today, we celebrate the Baptism of the
Lord. The U.S. Bishops pastoral on
Stewardship reminds us that Baptism gives
All of His Disciples a share in His
priestly work & calls them “to offer up the world & all that is
in it—especially themselves—to the Lord of all.”
Here’s What’s Happening Around
St. James This Week . . .
Sunday, Jan. 11
9:30 am
RCIC
3-4:30 pm
Catholicism Video
7-8:30 pm
Confirmation Mtg.
Parish Center
Andrews Hall
St. Clement
Monday, Jan. 12
7-8:00 pm
Family PSR
St. Clement
Tuesday, Jan. 13
9-11:30 am Sr. Donna
Bible Study
7:00 pm
First Reconciliation
Meeting
Parish Center
St. Clement
Wednesday, Jan. 14
5:30 pm
Community Meals
7:00 pm
Boy Scouts
Andrews Hall
Parish Center
Thursday, Jan. 15
7-8:30 pm
Catholicism Video
7:00 pm
Choir
7:00 pm
Rosary
Andrews Hall
Church
Mary’s Chapel
Keep the Faith . . . Definition of the BIBLE . . .
Being Informed Before Leaving Earth.
Record of 2014 Contributions
If you would like a statement of your total
contributions to St. James, please complete the form &
place it in the collection basket or drop it off at the
Parish Office. Kindly include a self-addressed, stamped
envelope if you would like it mailed.
NAME______________________________________
ADDRESS__________________________________
TELEPHONE #______________________________
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St. James Parish
Lakewood, Ohio
Please Remember our Faithful Departed
Please remember in prayer, all who have
gone before us. Especially,
The Reverand Anthony J. Cassese
May God bring us comfort in our grief and
our loved ones to eternal life.
Daily Bell Weekly Raffle Winners $25.
Congratulations . . .
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
01/12/15
01/13/15
01/14/15
01/15/15
01/16/15
01/17/15
Fr. Workman (Donate)
P.S.R.
(Donate)
Dave Plagman
Dolores Bemer
Dan Greulich (Donate)
Ralph Neff
“Special” Thank-You !
“Thank You” to all the parishioners who
attended the “Around The Corner” benefit
for our Community Meals. Your generous
amount is very much appreciated and will
help feed the less fortunate of the Lakewood area.
CATHOLICISM Video Series
“Journey around the world and deep into the Faith.”
In breathtaking, high-definition cinematography, the
beauty, goodness and truth of the Catholic Faith are
illustrated in this rich video series. Journey with acclaimed author, speaker and theologian Fr. Robert
Barron to more than 50 locations throughout 15 countries. Be illuminated by the spiritual and artistic treasures of our global culture!
The popular CATHOLICISM video series,
begun this past fall, continues with 3 more
episodes at St. James Parish Andrews
Hall (lower church; use courtyard entrance). Videos will be repeated twice per
week, whichever works best in your
schedule. Choose from:
Sundays, 3:00-4:30 pm (NOTE: new time) on Jan. 11,
18, 25. Babysitting available Sundays only.
Or
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm. on January 15, 22, 29.
Come to all 3 episodes, or just those you can. No registration, no cost. All area parishes are warmly invited.
Bring a friend! Questions? Call the Parish Office at
(216) 712-6755.
St. James Online Offertory Giving
Beginning January 15th, we will be
offering Online Giving! Online Giving
is an electronic tool for contributions
so you can give via the Internet and
maintain your giving, even if you cannot be here at
Mass. This also helps the parish streamline our cash
flow, especially during bad weather or vacation
times. Visit our Online Giving website to sign up
and to begin contributing automatically to our parish. This convenient new system does not require
you to contact your bank to sign up or to make
changes. You can use any of your checking or savings accounts and the funds will be automatically
transferred to our parish bank account. This system
is more convenient for the parish than electronic
checks from your bank. And it’s convenient for you
because you can make changes at any time. You can
see reports on your contribution history and generate tax statements at each year’s end. Visit https://
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1729 to get started. You
will also find a direct link to Online Giving on our
parish website.
Family PSR
St. James & St. Clement Family PSR
“Where Families Journey in Faith Together”
The second/fourth group meets on 1/12 for Prayer
Exploration 6.
Confirmation Candidate Session
The students preparing for Confirmation
will meet Sunday, January 11th from
7pm to 8:30 pm at St. Clement Hall.
Students from St. James & St. Clement
Parishes will prepare together. Keep them in your
prayers. For information, call Colleen at 216-226-5116.
Ushers Needed!!
For all the Masses at St. James, Saturday, 4:30 pm
& Sunday, 10:30 am. Please call Mary Simon at
216-521-9150 for more details.
Message from St. Anthony
Are you missing something? Check the
tables in the back of church, or ask an
usher for help. You may be able to find
your “lost” item accidentally left in a pew.
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Baptism of the Lord
January 11, 2015
Spiritual Adoption
LCA Accepting 2015-16 Applications
Spiritual Adoption: The 40-week journey of the
Babies whom you spiritually adopted has been completed and the those babies would be born already or
in the next week or so. Sixty-four parishioners participated in the program by agreeing to pray
every day for the babies and their Mothers who
may have been considering abortion. We all followed the babies development in the womb through
the weekly updates in the bulletin. To celebrate the
birth of our babies, there is special bulletin board
with the names of the babies chosen by the participants that can be found at the courtyard entrance of
the church. Also, we would like to ask the whole
parish to celebrate by bringing babies items to be
donated to Birthright on the weekend of January
24 and 25. The items will be distributed by Birthright to needy mothers and their babies. Items to be
donated are baby clothing (new or gently used) size
newborn to 18 months, disposable diapers, wipes,
bottles, baby lotions or body wash, baby blankets
and sheets, socks, small toys such as rattles.
LCA is now accepting applications for
the 2015-16 school year for all grades,
kindergarten through 8 and preschool.
Space is limited, so parishioners are encouraged to
get applications in soon. LCA will be hosting an allschool Open House on Sunday, January 25th
from 2-4 pm. For more information, call LCA
Admissions at 216-521-0559 or visit our website at
www.lakewoodcatholicacademy.com.
St. Clement Wine Tasting
Date:
Place:
Time:
Price:
Saturday, January 17, 2015
St. Clement Parish Hall
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
$25 per person;
$45 per couple
Each ticket includes a sampling of six
California wines and appetizers.
Come and enjoy!
(Tickets are on sale now.)
Call St. Clement Parish at
216-226-5116.
What’s Happening at LCA
Lakewood Catholic Academy is proud to
kick off the New Year with the release of
its first Mobile App for smartphones. This
new resource is another example of the
school’s
ongoing
commitment
to
communication and technology. Our mobile app helps
parents, students and friends of the school to stay connected
and communicate with LCA. Our features include:
 Full events calendar
 Important faculty information
 Prayer requests
 Donations
 Prayer Resources including daily readings, interactive
Rosary & Bible
To download our free app, search Lakewood Catholic
Academy in the App Store or Google Play.
Praesidium—Called to Protect
We will implement the Called to Protect program to
enhance the ongoing efforts of the Diocese of Cleveland
to provide training for adults & children in matters of
protection from abuse & creation of safe environments.
Called to Protect is a multi-media training program
created by Praesidium, a national leader in risk
management.
It presents current abuse prevention
information to parents, children and young adults.
Called to Protect for Parents, this teaches parents what
they must know to protect their children. They learn
what to watch for and the actions to take if they seem
something of concern. Parent meeting will be offered on
Sunday, January 18 at 7 pm at St. Clement Church
Hall. This meeting is designed for parents who are not
familiar with the Diocesan mandated program.
Called to Protect for Youth, this teaches 6th grade
through high school students about boundaries, how to
respond if someone violates their boundaries & how to
tell their parents if they or a friend have been abused.
This program is in 2 parts.
Part I on Monday, February 2, 7pm-8:30 pm and
Part II on Monday, February 9, 7pm-8:30 pm, both
take place at St. Clement Church Hall. Parents are
welcome & encouraged to attend with their child, but not
required.
Called to Protect for Young Children teaches ageappropriate information from Kindergarten through 5th
grade. This program is offered on Monday, February
23 at 7 pm. at St. Clement Church Hall.
Called to Protect does NOT replace Virtus training
program. For more information, call Colleen at 216226-5116.
2015 Mass Intention Book is Available
Please Remember Mass Intentions are Available.
The Mass Book for 2015 is available
Stipends are $10 each. Call the Parish Office
at 216-712-6755 or stop by on Monday,
Wednesday & Friday from 9 am-4:00 pm.