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The Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] by

NOON on Monday

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LITURGY SCHEDULE

Monday –Friday 8:00 a.m.

Please keep in your prayers the following members of our Parish Community: Baby Harrison Justin, Jim Davis, Dominic Genchi, Dolores Elias, Michael Uyek, Gerald DeLooze, Bill Paluscsak, Joe Leone, Veronica Reil, Joanne

Reddinger, 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 remembered in prayer, please call Lillian Neptune (216) 662-5464.

Our sincere sympathy and prayers are extended to the family and friends of those who were recently buried: Mary Ann Fetchik and Rev. John A. Valley. May they

and all our faithful departed, rest in peace.

Pastoral Scene

Welcome Bishop Edward C.

Malesic, J.C.L. Installed on September 14th as the 12th Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

Sunday, October 4 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 Walter and Ann Stepanik 10:45 People of the Parish

Monday, October 5 Weekday 8:00 Emily Stromsky Tuesday, October 6 Weekday 8:00 Agnes Stropkay

Wednesday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary 8:00 Living & deceased members of Marge Burrows Family

Thursday, October 8 Weekday 8:00 Rich & Mim Rosberil

Friday, October 9 Weekday 8:00 Sister Claire

Saturday, October 10 Weekday 3:15 Confessions 4:00 Florence & Lawrence Eppele (7oth Anniversary)

Sunday, October 11 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 People of the Parish 10:45 Living & deceased members of the Ladies Guild

Socialism in America – Good or Bad? One of the roles of government is to protect the “rights of the individual” while balancing these rights with the “common good” of all it’s citizens. Examples of this in America are the Bill of Rights in the Constitution which protects individual rights; and programs like Social Security and Medicare, which promotes the common good of all our citizens. Socialism is a philosophy which seemingly promotes the common good of all its adherents, but in reality it destroys the individual rights of all its adherents. In a socialist country “all rights” are controlled by the government. In a socialist country the government provides food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, and other neces-sities to its citizens. But at the same time it con-trols how much food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care and other necessities the citizens are permitted to receive. In extreme socialism the government even controls the religious formation of its citizens, and tells them what they can believe and not believe. Usually in socialist coun-tries an “elite group” of citizens takes control and dictates what rights its citizens may enjoy. They also seize control of most businesses, and then control how much money the citizens may earn. They also dictate the high taxes citizens must pay to enjoy the “privileges” that this elite group is willing to distribute to the masses. A good example of a present day socialist country is Venezuela. Please be careful of people who promote socialism as a way of government. What you will receive from them might look good at the outset, but there is a price to pay. Fr. Thomas Haren

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Religion Question of the Week What famous city is located on the spot where Abraham was to sacrifice his son Isaac? (Answer on page 4)

Did You Know? Did you know that the statues of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and St. Anthony of Padua were originally in St. Mon-ica Church when it was located in the present School Gymnasium?

One Liner

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

Nine Months with Christ in the Womb Nine Months with Christ in the Womb Reflections for Month 4 Week 13: Jesus is now over 3.5 inches long and weighs more than 1.5 ounces. Week 14: Due to Mary’s delicate little teenage frame, it has become very evident to her that she is pregnant. In-side, Jesus is developing muscles and beginning to flex His hands, legs, and wrists a lot. Week 15: Jesus squinted His face up for the first time yes-terday. He can also move His head a little from side to side in that highly buoyant amniotic sac we call His home. Week 16: Jesus is growing fast now! He is 5 inches long and weighs 5 ounces. The cord connecting Him to Mary is also getting bigger to better support the healthy growing boy.

Jesus of the womb, Hear our prayers!

Jesus of the womb, Hear our prayers!

Dear Jesus of the Womb, Most fragile child of Mary’s protection, we look to You as the youngest image of perfect innocence. We lift up our prayers to You who will save each of our souls. Just as You entered humanity through the most gentle and helpless state, now help us to find Your presence in the faces of all the gentle and helpless per-sons of the earth. Bless us with eyes that see You and ears that hear You: in the presence of the poor and the outcast, the hungry and the homeless, the condemned and the war-torn, the elderly and the unborn. May we discover You every day as at Christmas and offer You our gifts every day as at Epiphany. This we ask of You and the Father, with your Holy Spir-it, and in union with Mary your tender home. Amen. 9 Months with Christ in the Womb Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Join us every Thurs-day at 6:00 pm in

CHURCH as we come together to pray the Rosary. All are invit-

ed. Please note place and time change.

Guild Nut Sale Our annual Nut Sale, featuring Peter-son’s Nuts, is now underway! Due to the Pandemic, this will be our only fundraiser this year. We are hoping for the support of our parishioners as all proceeds do go to our Par-ish. These make great holiday gifts as well as a great treat for the family. There is something for every-one’s taste, at a price that cannot be beat. Completed orders, along with payment, must

be turned in to the Parish Office by Wednesday, October 28. These can be mailed in, dropped off, or put in Sun-day’s collection basket in an envelope clearly marked “Nut Sale”. Delivery will be in November, in time for

Thanksgiving. Checks are payable to St. Monica Guild. Any seller who turns in a order total-ing over $100.00 will be eligible for a draw-ing totaling $50.00 in Giant Eagle Gift Cards. If you have any questions, contact Sue Shepka at 216-965-5315. Thank you for your support.

Blanket Sunday “Covers” Many Needs:

Next weekend is Blanket Sunday, spon-sored by the St. Vincent DePaul Society. When you come to Mass, simply make a cash donation. Your money will go further through bulk purchases of blankets and other items for families, children, the elderly, homeless and other needy individuals in our metropolitan area. Bas-kets will be available for your donations.

There will be a Divine Mercy Holy Hour on Sunday, October 11th at 2:30PM in Saint Monica Church. Please wear a mask. All are

welcome to join us!

Holy Name Meeting The first Holy Name meeting since the pandemic began will be held on Monday, October 5th at 8:00 pm in East Nave of the Church. All are invited. Social distanc-ing will be followed and we ask everyone to wear a mask.

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PARISH ACTIVITIES Stewardship Offertory Collections

Regular Offertory……………………...….$ 6,599.00 St. Monica Fund…………………………$ 360.00 Catholic Communication Campaign..$ 275.00 Bishop’s Disaster Relief Fund…………$ 432.00 Misc. Special Env....………… ………...$ 95.00

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

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Thank you for your generosity toward last week’s collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). Your support helps spread the Gospel message and connect mil lions of people with Christ here in the United States.

Answer to This Week’s Religion Question What famous city is located on the spot where Abraham was to sacrifice his son, Isaac? Answer: Jerusalem

MONDAY, October 5 3:00 p.m. School After Care (sc 1 & 2) 5:00 p.m. Confirmation (J) 5:00 p.m. Walk in the Park (Hike & Bike Trail) 8:00 p.m. Holy Name Mtg. (+)

TUESDAY, October 6 3:00 p.m. School After Care (sc 1 & 2) 7:00 p.m. Confirmation (J)

WEDNESDAY, October 7 3:00 p.m. School After Care (sc 1 & 2) 5:00 p.m. G.A. (p) 5:00 p.m. Walk in the Park (Hike & Bike Trail)

THURSDAY, October 8 3:00 p.,m. School After Care (sc 1 & 2) 6:00 p.m. Rosary (+)

FRIDAY, October 9

SATURDAY, October 10 2:00 p.m. Baptist Bible Study (p) 4:00 p.m. Mass (+)

SUNDAY, October 11 9:00 a.m. Mass (+) 10:45 a.m. Mass (+)

September 27, 2020

$1,000 Holy Name Monthly Raffle Winners $500.00 Mike Nenadovich #694

Seller: Mike Nenadovich Captain: Bob Rafal

$500.00 Joyce Mileti #2279 Seller: George Medvetz

Captain: Bill Skladany

MISSION SUNDAY Next weekend, October 10-11th, our parish will host a speaker for the Alliance for International Monasticism (AIM USA). Once a year, as part of the Mission-ary Cooperative Plan throughout the United States, each parish in the diocese welcomes a member or an associate of a religious community involved in missionary work. Brother Peter Ancell, OSB from St. Andrew Ab-bey, Cleveland, Ohio is this year’s representative who will share with you some of the work of AIM USA. AIM USA has formed an alliance between 100 US and Canadian monasteries with over 400 Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. These Benedictine and Cistercian women and men form centers of prayer, education, health and agricul-ture in some of the poorest regions of the world. Please respond to this appeal with openness and generosity.

MASS COUNT Our yearly Mass Count, required by the Diocese will be held this weekend and October 10 & 11. Counts will be taken of all those present in Church and all those watching the live streaming of our Masses. Bishop Malesic to

Celebrate Opening Mass for the Live Streamed Cleveland Catholic Women's Con-ference Join radio personality, Brooke Taylor, Debbie Georgianni of EWTN Ra-

dio’s “Take 2,” Mother Gabriella of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery and singer/songwriter Taylor Tripodi for this year’s Cleveland Catholic Women’s Conference on Saturday, October 17

th from 9 AM to 3 PM. The live streamed

conference will begin with Mass celebrated by the 12

th Bishop of Cleveland, the Most Rev. Ed-

ward C. Malesic and include time for prayer and Adoration. Inspired by St. Therese of Lisieux, the theme is “Simply Holy: Living God’s Will in All Things.” Gather in small groups or on your own as you pray, learn, and grow in your faith. Busy on October 17

th? The event will be record-

ed and made available to all registered partici-pants.

Register at www.clecatholicwomen.org

http://www.clecatholicwomen.org/

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Catholic High School Information:

Trinity High School invites families to its featured Open House on October 25, 2020, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to tour the school and learn more about the Trinity family! More information is available at www.ths.org/admissions/OH.

St. Edward High School, a Catholic school in the Holy Cross tradition, educates the hearts and minds of a diverse group of young men to have the competence to see and the courage to act as men of hope for the transformation of the world. Pre-registration is required at sehs.net/openhouse:

Monday, October 12 from 5:30 pm—7:30 pm Monday, October 19 from 5:30 pm—7:30 pm Sunday, October 25 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm Monday, November 2 from 5:30 pm—7:30 pm

St. Ignatius Grade School Latin and French Programs: Registration for both programs is online at 222.ignatius.edu/grade_school. Appropriate COVID guidelines, which include wearing a mask and social distancing will be in place to ensure a safe learning environment. Both programs are available to young men in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and both courses are FREE!!! The Grade School Latin Program is a brief introduction to the Latin language and Roman culture. The course is held on Satur-days from 1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. The next session begins on Saturday, October 17 and ends on Saturday, November 7th. If any questions, please call Mr. Joseph Zebrak at 651-0222, ext. 253 or email [email protected] The Grade School French Program is a brief introduction to the French language and Francophone culture. The course is held on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. The next session be-gins on October 17 and ends on Saturday, November 7th. If any questions, please call Ms. Christine Piatak at 651-0222, ext. 253 or email [email protected]

When Life Closes a Door, God Opens a Window

Do you feel that life is standing still in this pan-demic? Does it seem that day after day nothing changes and that God isn’t listening and has for-gotten you even though you pray ? Are the con-cepts of masking and physical distancing also occurring between God and us? Well, if you have entertained even one of those thoughts, then you are no different than most of us, and very much like me!

I truly want to believe that God is preparing all of us for something better, but while God prepares us, it seems that time stands still. I have com-plained repeatedly to God that this situation has been go-ing on way too long. “I could have tolerated a few months, God, but we have missed almost three liturgical seasons. “ Please don’t ask us to lose the beauty of Advent hymns and the joy of Christ-mas!

Tired of my complaining, God sent me an answer to my petulance through a poem composed by an anonymous author. It was a definite wakeup call!

"I asked for strength that I might achieve; I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things; I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy; I was given poverty, that I might be free… I asked for power, that I might have praise from

men; I was given weakness, that I might feel the need

for God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life; I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing I asked for, but everything that I had

hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers

were answered. I am among all men (and women) the most richly

blessed.”

God has a unique design for each of our lives. And because He is a God of variety, our time of preparation and our season of growth will be un-like that of anyone else even as we endure the time of this pandemic together.

Know I am keeping all of you in my prayers for health, safety, and a short duration until I see your smiling faces, not just your eyes! As an oldie but goodie song reminds me “you are beautiful in my eyes” and definitely in God’s!

May God always provide the window that will circumvent the closed door! Sr. Helene

Rosary Rally America Needs Fatima: The Ss. Peter and Paul Al-tar and Rosary Sodality is hosting a Rosary Rally at the Outdoor Fatima

Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul Church on Satur-day, October 10th, at 12:00 noon. All are wel-come to come and participate. Please wear a mask.

http://www.ths.org/admissions/OH

http://www.ths.org/admissions/OH

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All Saints Federal Credit Union is running a Balance

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Visa Credit Card at 0.00% for 6 months; this rate also applies to retail purchases for 6 months. This promo-tion runs from October 1, 2020 through November

30, 2020. Visit or call any of our three branch loca-tions; for hours, addresses, phone numbers, and addi-tional information, please visit our website at

www.allsaintsfcu.com.

Catholic Cemeteries Association Monthly Sunday Grief Support October 18th: Please join us as we continue our “in-office” Sunday Grief Support Group on October 18th with limited seating for

appropriate social distancing. The October topics are “Childhood Grief/Family Dynamics in Grief”. We will meet 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Saint Joseph Cemetery, Avon (NEW office); Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron (office); Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park (office); Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland (office); All Saints Cemetery, Northfield (office); All Souls Cemetery, Chardon (office).

Meeting sites are sanitized and seating is arranged so everyone is at a safe distance. Participants are re-quested to RSVP so we can plan appropriate social distancing at each location. We require all in attendance to wear protective face coverings. To RSVP or for questions, please contact Rhonda at [email protected] or at 216-930-4866. To view our most updated calendar of events, please visit www.clecem.org.

October: Month of the Most Holy Rosary - Prayer Guide and In Remembrance Tribute: Catholic Cemeteries Association’s annual Walk-to-Remember event (walking memorial Rosary) has been substituted with a self-guided Rosary and a memorial tribute. A prayer kit is available during the month of October (includes a Rosary prayer guide and a candle/one per household) at all of our cemetery offices. The Rosary prayer guide is also available to download at www.clecem.org (under Events\Walk to

Remember). Families were given the opportunity in September to submit the name of their loved one to be featured “In Remembrance” on the CCA website and Facebook page during the month of October.

RETREAT ANNOUNCEMENT PRIVATE, DIRECTED RETREAT Women suf-fering after abortion are invited to begin their healing journey by scheduling an individual retreat at Bethesda House of Mercy during the months of October and Novem-ber. Confession will be available. Social distancing and other guidelines due to Covid-19 will be fol-lowed. For more information, contact The Communi-ty of Jesus, the Living Mercy at 1-800-482-4100 or

email [email protected]

http://www.allsaintsfcu.com

mailto:[email protected]

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“The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected everyone is. If

we do not take care of one another, starting with the least, with those who are

most impacted, including creation, we cannot heal the world. Commendable is the

effort of so many people who have been offering evidence of human and Christian

love for neighbour, dedicating themselves to the sick even at the risk of their own

health. They are heroes!”

Pope Francis

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