Saturday, March 14 th – 4:00 PM Bill Boyer/Joyce Van Amburgh Sacristan: Gretchen Snyder Greeters: John & Penny McClaflin Lector: Mike Karney Gifts/Ushers: Dan Winter, Jerry Habeck Euch. Min.: John & Penny McClaflin, Sr. Carroll Servers: Walt Pleban, Paul Hartenstein Sunday, March 15 th – 11:00 AM Gladys Tansey/Dawn & Jerry Schrenic Sacristan: Cheryl Nolan Greeters: Pam & Gust Ristas Lector: Jeff Whitacre Liturgy Word: Samantha Morris Gifts/Ushers: Pam & Gust Ristas Euch. Min.: Sr. Carroll, Marty Tansey, Heidi Skrada Servers: John Skrada, Ethan Nolan Money Counters for March 15: Linda Grady, Rita Butler March 8: Daylight Savings Time Begins! Saturday, March 7 3:30 PM Confessions—Fr. Ron 4 PM MASS Sunday, March 8 9:30 am-10:45 Classes 11:00 AM Mass – Fr. Ron Monday, March 9 7 PM PETER class Tuesday, March 10 Wednesday, March 11 9 AM Liturgy Meeting in Hall Thursday, March 12 10:00 AM Mass – Fr. Ron Adoration during day: until 5 p.m. Friday, March 13 7 AM Communion Service 6:30 Adoration 7:00 Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 14 3:30 PM Confessions 4 PM MASS- Fr. Ron Sunday, March 15 11 AM MASS – Fr. Ron Don’t forget to pick up your Rice Bowls that are in the back of Church. This Week’s Scriptures Monday Deuteronomy 9:4-10 Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13 3/09 Luke 6:36-38 Tuesday Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 3/10 Matthew 23:1-12 Wednesday Dan 5:1-6, 13-14,16-17,23- 28 Wednesday Jeremiah 18:18-20 Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 3/11 Matthew 20:17-28 Thursday Jeremiah 17:5-10 Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 3/12 Luke 16:19-31 Friday Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28 Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 3/13 Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 3/14 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 3 rd Sunday Exodus 17:3-7 Lent Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 3/15 John 4:5-42 St. Mary Catholic Church (A Member of the St. John Neumann Deanery) March 7 th , March 8 th , 2020 Second Sunday in Lent 46 E. Main Street - PO Box 576 Wakeman, Our Parish Missi Gathered as a family of fait strengthened by His Word and a living example of our fait Seeking Christ Giving of our time,
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Saturday, March 14 th – 4:00 PM Bill Boyer/Joyce Van Amburgh
Sacristan: Gretchen SnyderGreeters: John & Penny McClaflinLector: Mike KarneyGifts/Ushers: Dan Winter,
Jerry HabeckEuch. Min.: John & Penny McClaflin, Sr. CarrollServers: Walt Pleban,
Paul Hartenstein
Sunday, March 15 th – 11:00 AM Gladys Tansey/Dawn & Jerry Schrenic
Money Counters for March 15: Linda Grady, Rita Butler March 8: Daylight Savings Time Begins!
Saturday, March 73:30 PM Confessions—Fr. Ron4 PM MASS Sunday, March 89:30 am-10:45 Classes11:00 AM Mass – Fr. Ron Monday, March 97 PM PETER class Tuesday, March 10 Wednesday, March 119 AM Liturgy Meeting in Hall Thursday, March 1210:00 AM Mass – Fr. RonAdoration during day: until 5 p.m. Friday, March 137 AM Communion Service6:30 Adoration7:00 Stations of the Cross
Saturday, March 143:30 PM Confessions4 PM MASS- Fr. Ron
Sunday, March 15 11 AM MASS – Fr. Ron
Don’t forget to pick up your Rice Bowls that are in the back of Church.
Our Parish Mission Statement:Gathered as a family of faith in Christ Jesus, strengthened by His Word and Sacraments, we will set a living example of our faith by:
Seeking Christ in all we meet Giving of our time, talent and treasure
Supporting and strengthening our community and Sharing our Faith
Youth Leaders: Kristie Jarrett, Jenn Nolan, Libby French
Advocate for Annulments: Sue Kershaw: 440-839-2023
Dear Parish Family,Let’s take a
look at prayer this week, specifically how to pray with Scripture. Let’s just say this is not
something I personally invented, rather this is from our rich Catholic Tradition.
When you take a Scripture passage that particularly strikes you, the first thing to do is to pray to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit inspired the text and the Spirit can guide you if you ask the Holy Spirit. Breathe deeply to calm your body and mind, (necessary to do in our busy world of responsibilities) then read a verse – for example, the first sentence from today’s Gospel. Jesus led them up a high mountain. Apply your imagination. Initially this might seem strange, but think about it. Most of us recognize that God speaks to us through the heart, the conscience and the
intellect. Can he not also speak through the imagination?
As you climb that mountain, imagine what you see: Are there flowers and trees along the way? What sounds do you hear? Is the day warm? Do you feel a breeze? Maybe you have already climbed a high hill with friends. Those memories can help you enter the Gospel scene. If you spend the entire prayer time walking with Jesus and his companions, that would be a beautiful prayer.
The climb, however, leads to a breathtaking experience. Jesus’ appearance changes. You get a glimpse of his true reality. Physicists tell us that beneath the surface, say, of a grain of sand, pulsates a world of molecules, atoms and sub-atomic particles. With the Transfiguration, you get a glimpse behind the scenes: Jesus and the saints, represented by Moses and Elijah. For a moment you might feel like Peter, “Lord, it is good that we are here.”
Now your prayer will not always result in fireworks. Sometimes
distractions will flood your mind. When they do, gently go back to the Scripture verse. If the distractions continue, it might indicate you should pray for some person – maybe someone who upsets you or someone in trouble. Or perhaps you need to ask God’s help with some temptation… overeating, anger, lust, etc. No matter what happens during the prayer time,
make a good finish. Maybe kneel down for a moment, say a short prayer like “Jesus, I trust in you.” Or “Lord, help me today.” Or slowly say the Our Father.
Do not get discouraged if you experience some dryness. It is natural, even inevitable. Especially for those times when God seems distant or absent, a person needs a structure of prayer. It’s no coincidence that disciple and discipline are practically the
same word. If we are going to become disciples
of Jesus, we need discipline, especially in our life of prayer.
So for this week, let’s try to open our entire soul to God: not just your conscience, your sense of right and wrong. Not just your intellect – your ability to reason things out. And not just your heart – that sea of emotions
inside you. Use also the power of your imagination – your ability to enter a scene and to allow God to take you behind the scene or below the surface. If you apply your imagination to prayer, you will experience (like Peter), “Lord it is good that we are here.” Sr. Carroll
Last Week $ 2,117.00Electronic 535.00M.T.D. March 2,652.00 F.Y.T.D. 96,556.16
Happy Birthday this week to: Zeb Wolf, Raelyn Grills, and Kim Blair. May you have a wonderful day and
enjoy God’s many Blessings.
The winners for this past week for March 1-7 were: 1st: Polly wolf, 2nd:
Fr. Ron Brickner; 3rd: Tanya Kraus; 4th: Chris Dunlap; 5th: Jenn & Sean Nolan; 6th: Rosemary Romeis; 7th: Bob Hardway.
If you didn’t win this week, hang in there. there are a lot more days of winning!!!
Fr. Ron Schock will be giving a Mission at New London on March
8, 9, and 10. The talks will begin at 7:00 PM. All are welcome! “At the Feet of Jesus”Sunday (3/8) – 7 pm Listen to JesusMonday (3/9) – 7 pm Learn from JesusTuesday (3/10) – 7 pm Live in the Love of Jesus
We did very well at the Fish Fry last Friday evening; we made $ 2,115.00! The winner of the 50/50 raffle was Jim Hreha -- $108 and the parish had the other half. All is well. We had to even
turn some people away, since we didn’t have any more fish meals. We served 274 dinners. (224 last year). Thank you for all your help and thanks for coming and supporting us.
Marty Tansey has her series of Discussions on Gratitude. This is being held in the small meeting room during
We have a quiet Adoration period at 6:30 PM on Fridays, and then the Stations of the Cross at 7:00 PM.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on the Thursdays of Lent when we have Mass at 10 A.M. Father Ron can put the Blessed Sacrament in place after the Mass and we can go from there. If you cannot
keep the same time on all six Thursdays, please get a sub for your half hour. Thank You.
