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Mass Intentions for the Week MONDAY - January 18 ~ Weekday 8:30 AM Anna & Andrew Macuga, Family
TUESDAY - January 19 ~ Weekday 8:30 AM Mother’s Day Remembrance Live Stream of Rosary, 7:30pm WEDNESDAY - January 20 ~ St. Fabian 8:30 AM Mass for Parishioners THURSDAY - January 21 ~ St. Agnes 8:30 AM All Souls Remembrance FRIDAY- January 22~Day of Prayer for Unborn 8:30 AM Rev. Cornelius Murray SATURDAY - January 23 ~ Weekday 5:00PM Rev. David M. Cillo, Rossetti Family Live Stream of Sunday Mass, 5:00pm SUNDAY – January 24 ~ 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Mass for Parishioners
10:30 AM Rev. Msgr. Robert Wolff
Readings for the week of January 17, 2021
Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/ Jn 1:35-42
Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: Heb 7:25—8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12
Friday: Heb 8:6-13/Ps 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [11a]/Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Mk 3:20-21
Next Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20
2nd Sunday in Ordinary
Time Our faith is not just about ideas. It’s really about having an encounter with God and, in particular, the Risen
Christ! Once we give ourselves over to the notion of God’s presence, we have to train ourselves to listen for God’s voice and be attentive to God’s call. Having companions on our faith journeys is so incredibly important as they can help us fine-tune our listening skills and discern God’s voice from others we may be hearing. Faith is all about having these profound encounters not only with God but with our brothers and sisters, and creation itself. Anyone or anything that is alive with God’s presence becomes an occasion for God to speak and call us to deeper graces and experiences. “Come, and you will see.” The example and teaching of Jesus, the lives of the saints, those living among us and those glorified in heaven, and the wonder and beauty of creation can all serve to help us listen more clearly and assist in positioning ourselves for this profound God meeting. It is an encounter that can quickly and easily lead to a friendship and intimate intertwining of our souls to their Maker, making a claim on us like no other. Then, the Word of God moves from being just a body of ideas to something we simply accept and do. The person of Jesus Christ swiftly moves from being just a good prophet in word and deed to the incarnate presence of God Himself, the Lamb of God. The voice leads us to the Person behind it. The Gospel is hard to follow. We can intellectually debate whether what Jesus said is really what we are asked to do. The Gospel ideas do not always make sense in our practical, secular world. The person of God always does. We can debate the practicality and sense of ideas and doing so often keeps the more difficult ones at a safe distance away from us. Jesus said to love our enemy, but we really don’t need to do that, our minds try to convince us. It just doesn’t make sense. Yet, if we are truly in love with the God who is behind the voice of those words, they make perfect sense. Our deep and intimate love of this God would even find us laying down our lives for Him if necessary. Speak Lord, your servant is listening. ©LPi
January 3, 2021 ~ Weekly Offering Total collection: $4,374.00
Envelopes: $4,120.00 Loose Money: $254.00
January 10, 2021 ~ Weekly Offering Total collection: $7,799.00
Envelopes: $7,684.00 Loose Money: $115.00
Thank You and God Bless You!!
Zoe Haas, wife of Fred Haas
Please Pray…
Please pray for all of our parishioners who are sick or hospitalized: Joseph Barno, June Barr, Jeff & Sue Beam, Kathy Boey, Kate Bramley, Frank Brown, John Brown, Marc Christovich, Iris Clarke, Virginia Cognati, Bob Cozza, John Cutler, Jackie D’Astolfo, David Doranovic, Paul Doranovic, Dustin Dowen, Elizabeth Dravecky, Grace Fiegel, John Finegan, Billy Foley, Rob Gorgon, Judith Greger, Zoe Haas, Barbara Hangman, Mike Hanlon, Alexandria Marie Hobart, Bill Homan, Tim Horgan, Maria Horwath, Ed Hurayt, Ava Jusko, Keith Karel, Katherine Kirsch, Dick & Irene Kornblum, Jan Kulas, Lori Lewis, Brian Lloyd, Bud Martello, Charles McHugh, Isabelle Meyers, Charlie Moss, Barbara Olson, Jenny Pannella, Anson Papa, Billy Paolucci, Cindy Pike, Kate Pilotti, Nancy Preble, Aaron & Missy Reinke, Kris Ruhe, Marty Sintic, Bill Sprenger, Marsha Szymanski, Susan Templin, Lisa Tomaro, Joanne Touhalisky, Greg Usko, Sheryl Yonosik, Cheryl Wilson, Rose Wolf, Phil Wolfson, Tom Zelazney, Audrey Zupan, the shut-ins, those in nursing homes, those needing prayers, those affected by the Coronavirus and all of the intentions written in our Book of Prayers located in the gallery. Many prayers help.
Please remember to pray for all our sick and recovering parishioners, families, and friends. Hospitals do not notify the parish of admissions. To add a name for prayers, or to remove a name, please call the parish office, 946-1177 or [email protected].
Prayer Line
Please call Theresa Davison, 942-5761, to add your request to the Prayer Chain. You can reach the Sisters of Notre Dame prayer line at 440-279-1163.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is Monday through Friday from 9:00am-2:00pm. All are welcome.
You can also come and pray in the chapel on Sunday from 9:00am to noon.
From Father Kevin… Dear Parishioners,
“Come, and you will see.” Jesus says.
The Christmas season celebrates the Incarnation of the Lord. Jesus really shares our life wholly, and redeems our whole existence by His life, death and resurrection. We now begin liturgical Ordinary Time when we, like the disciples in our Gospel today, spend time with the Lord so that we might learn His way of life. Meeting Jesus and learning His ways influence our respect for one another, our concern for the ecology of the natural world and for our human society. He gives us hope and courage to meet the day-to-day challenges. He offers us a way back to life when we have chosen sin or death. And these answers are really only found when we “stay with the Lord.” The gift of the Holy Spirit helps us to stay with the Lord and with each other. We are more than an accidental conglomeration of individual believers. We are a Church, an assembly of those incorporated by their faith in Jesus. We form the Body of Christ for our time and place. Stewardship reminds us that the gifts God has given to each of us are unique in themselves. No assembly of believers, no church can rest on the gifts of a few people alone. When we all come together in giving back to God from the gifts and talents He has given us, we grow in our life with Christ and each other. We become vibrant and strong as the Body of Christ. Our calling is to cultivate the life and gifts of each member.
Next weekend we can extend our care to the people of El Salvador. Since 1964, the Diocese of Cleveland has had a special commitment to the Central American nation of El Salvador (The Savior). We currently support two diocesan priests, Fr. Paul Schindler and Fr. John Ostrowski serving two large parishes This team
serves the pastoral needs of more than 100,000 people in the western cities of La Libertad and Teotepeque. To read more about the mission, visit https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/offices/mission-office/cleveland-latin-american-mission . The El Salvador Latin American Collection, taken up in diocesan parishes each year is their main source of support. Your help is needed to support these missionaries and the people they serve. We will have separate basket on the gift table for this special collection. Hopefully you will receive the parish envelopes before next weekend. If not, please mark another envelope for the collection. Please be as generous as possible.
Important: Internet/e-mail update There are many scams on the internet, and you may be receiving e-mails from members of St. Justin Staff. Please be advised that no one on the staff will ever ask for money or services via e-mail or text.
Please note, the Office and the Church will be closed on Monday, January 18 for Martin Luther King Day. The church will be open for Mass at 8:30 AM.
Confirmation 2021 candidates our Confirmation Retreat will be January 23-24. All information will be in your retreat bag that will dropped off at your home this week.
Please pray for our Confirmation Class of 2021 has they encounter the Holy Spirit next weekend while on retreat.
Beth Rossetti, Pastoral Associate 946-1177 [email protected]
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA
Becoming Catholic
St. Justin Parish is blessed to have a young man,
Joshua Vannoy, preparing to receive the
Sacraments of Initiation at this year’s Easter Vigil.
Please pray for Joshua and all those preparing to be
fully united with Christ and His Church. If you are
interested in joining the Catholic Church, or know
someone who is, please contact Fr. Kevin, Charlie
Hunt or an RCIA Team member. This year, meetings
are held every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s
ATR room. You can reach Charlie at 946-3287 or
@SJM_Teen
Charles Hunt, MA
Director of Religious Education
946-3287 [email protected]
Attention Teens and Adults! Have you ever wanted to be a TV Producer? We have the next best thing! Our new Live Streaming equipment is in need of operators. We will be able to live stream all of the events here at St. Justin Martyr...weddings, Baptisms, funerals, programs, etc…We need your help to accomplish this goal. We will provide the training and hopefully the job will be shared by others. Teens are
welcome. For more information, call the Parish Office, 440-946-1177. As this is new, at the present time, we are looking for volunteers to perform this service.
Want to be part of a virtual get together?
Would you like to be part of a virtual get together? We have started a Coffee and Conversation on Thursday afternoons at 1:30PM, our next chat will be on January 21 at 1:30PM. This is a virtual meeting that allows parishioners to gather. This is a casual gathering and you can join any week you would like. Send me your email address, you will receive the invitation link and email every week. Log on when you wish. You will need to have some type of device that can be logged into a Wi-Fi/internet. This will be a new experience as well as a new experiment. If you think you are interested EMAIL BETH at [email protected]. Easy log in instructions will be sent to you. An evening group is in the planning stage we would like to grow this group. We are looking to start video conference around 6:00-6:30PM. Contact Beth if you are interested.
Our Town and All Around books are available in the Parish Office. Only $28.00
Make checks payable to: Lake Country Right to Life
Family Perspective
Both Samuel and the two disciples from the gospel begin a journey that will change the trajectory of their lives and bring them to the limits of their abilities, demanding all who they are and even, in the case of Andrew and Peter, their very lives. Very often in family life, we are asked to sacrifice for the sake of taking care of our family members. We recall in the Gospel today that we do not walk on the path of sacrifice alone. Though we cannot see where our own journey of faith is leading, we can be assured of the presence and friendship of the same divine companion walking ahead of us to show the way. How do you experience the voice of God calling you?
Blood Drive ~ Lambur Hall
Sunday, January 24, 2021
8am-2pm
Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment. Use Sponsor Code stjustinmartyr to
find the drive and schedule your appointment
Bless you! Please keep up the good work!
Please Join Us to Pray for Vocations
Join us on February 3, our Avila group will be at-tending Mass in the Chapel at 8:30am and praying the Rosary for Vocations the first Thursday of every month. If this is a good time for you, please mark this date on your calendar and attend. All are welcome!
We also have a group that makes Rosaries for those that need them, the St. Joseph Rosary Makers. We meet on the first Thursdays at 11:00am at the home of Barb & Tom Kovacic. If you are interested, we would love to have you join the group. For more information contact Barb Kovacic, 440-946-7875.
The NEW CLUB 200
Our Holy Name Society needs a new fundraiser now the Covid-19 has caused the cancellation of its Breakfast with Santa, and the Breakfast may not come back for
awhile. We are going to fall back to a new version of the old “250 Club”, which was used to fund our Paul Misch Scholarship Award. This will be called the NEW CLUB 200.
Here is the essence: We sell numbers from 001 to 200 at a price of $20.00 per number. Once the num-bers are sold, we will have a drawing for prizes. There will be 20 prizes of $20.00, two prizes for $100.00, and a Grand Prize of $1,000.00. The num-bers will be sold before and after every weekend Mass. We hope to have all the numbers sold by the 4th Sunday of Lent, March 14, and the drawing will follow (date to be announced). Sales at Mass will begin the weekend of January 23/24.
The Holy Name Society supports not only our parish, but also is able to make donations to groups such as Right to Life, Birthright, and other such organiza-tions. This has been our custom for many years, and with your support, we can continue to help them, as well as our own parish. Please call Joe Cattani at 440-946-1589 for more information.
2021 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal kicks off in January with the them “Love your Neighbor.” During the week of January 25, close to 100,000 households will receive a letter from Bishop Malesic encouraging support for the Appeal and asking each of us to “help our brothers and sisters in need.” The Appeal goal is $13.5 million and is needed to contin-ue to serve more than 400,000 peo-ple in need.
Donations can be made online at https://www.catholiccommunity.org/ways-to-give/donate or by texting CCHOPE to 41444.
Parish Appeal will be February 20 and 21.
Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis has proclaimed a special “Year of St. Joseph,” beginning on the Solemnity of the Immacu-late Conception 2020 and extending to the same feast in 2021. In a new Apostolic Letter entitled Pa-tris corde (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis de-scribes Saint Joseph as a tender and lov-ing, obedient father who is creatively cou-rageous, a working father, a father in the shadows. This Apostolic Letter marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of St. Joseph as Patron of the Uni-versal Church. Please monitor diocesan communi-cations for further details on ways to celebrate this year in your parishes.
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St. Justin Martyr Holy Name Society
Paul Misch Scholarship The St. Justin Martyr Holy Name Society is again offering one partial scholarship to those who will be attending a Catholic high school in September of next year. This scholarship is for their Freshman and Sophomore years in the amount of $2,000.00 for each year.
One student will be chosen on the basis of financial need, academics and a required essay. This scholarship is open to all eighth graders of St. Justin Martyr Parish to assist in their Catholic high school education. Applications are available in the Parish Office or online, www.stjustin.net.
Are you shopping on Amazon?
St. Justin Martyr can be the benefactor of a certain percentage of your shopping on Amazon, at no cost to you.
When shopping on amazon, use smile.amazon.com instead. Select St. Justin Martyr Parish, Eastlake as your charity; a great way to shop and donate at the same time!
The FEST Internship
Calling all college students looking for a paid summer internship! The FEST (www.theFEST.us) is looking for summer interns to make this year’s event the best FEST yet! We are looking for students with interests in theology, business marketing & communications, event planning, or logistics management to join the team that puts together our annual Diocesan Family Festival. Interns will be a part of a fast-paced team and will play a critical role in the mar-keting, planning and coordination of annual event for thou-sands of people.
Interns will provide support and have responsibilities includ-ing public speaking, marketing, mailings, digital and social media, press releases, logistics, event planning, and more. Interns must have strong people skills, work ethic, critical thinking, organizational skills, and reliable transportation. For more information or to apply, please send your resume to [email protected]
Deacon Tim will be leading a thirty-three day program that will help lead you to a new way of life in Christ. “33 Days to Morning Glory” is a spiritual journey that concludes the 33 day
journey with a Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
The program is highlighted by reflections on four of the greatest Marian saints including St. Louis de Montfort and St. Pope John Paul II.
The program began Thursday, January 7 with an on-line meeting to introduce the program. The program will conclude with Marian Consecration on Thursday, February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Program packets, including the book, “33 Days to Morning Glory,” a special rosary and other journey aids, will be available in the church office.
The cost of the program is $10. Interested? Contact Deacon Tim at [email protected] or 440-364-8088.
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