PARISH STAFF Fr. Joseph Seebauer, Pastor [email protected]Fr. Isidore Munishi, Pastoral Associate Rev. Mr. Bill Starkey, Deacon Louise Marn, Pastoral Associate John Franks, Music Director Verna Hudak, Secretary Patrick Rongers, Maintenance Coordinator Robert Vano, Business Manager Kathy Yurichak, Bullen Editor MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:15 a.m. Wednesday–Thursday 8:00 a.m. RECONCILIATION Confessions will be heard on Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. before the 4:00 p.m. Mass and also by appointment. BAPTISM For informaon, please contact the rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. MARRIAGE For informaon, please contact the rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. OCTOBER 6, 2019 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 340 UNION STREET BEDFORD, OHIO 44146 PHONE: 440-359-8205 • FAX: 440-359-0727 WEBSITE: www.saintmarybedford.org OFFICE HOURS: WED. & THURS. 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
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SEPTEMBER FOOD PANTRY Most sincere thanks to everyone who donated to the September food pantry. We collected groceries and $410!!
BOB EVANS FUNDRAISER The Bob Evans St. Mary Church community fund-raiser is coming up on Monday, October 14th be-tween 6 AM and 10 PM (the calendar mistakenly stated 6:00 p.m., not a.m.). Dine at the Macedonia Bob Evans, 266 Northfield Rd. Present the flyer found at the church doors or take a picture and pre-sent the flyer electronically, and 15% of your bill will be donated to St. Mary. It is as easy as that! See you there.
ALL SOURS CARDS All Souls Day cards are available at the doors of the church with space for you to write in the names of departed loved ones to be remembered throughout November, which is the month of the Poor Souls of Purgatory. On All Souls Day as well as all Sundays of November, Masses will be offered for all those you have asked to be remembered. Please try to turn in your All Souls Day cards before October 31st.
THE PERFECT WAY TO START YOUR DAY Is there a better way to begin your day than with praying the rosary and attending Mass? Please join us on Wednesday and/or Thursday mornings at 7:30 in the Cry Room to pray the rosary together followed by Mass at 8:00. What a marvel-ous way to start your day!!!
LADIES GUILD The Ladies Guild will be hosting its annual Tea at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9th. The location will be the Dolphin Restaurant on Broadway in Oakwood Village.
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2019
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
In today’s Gospel we hear the disciples asking Je-sus: “Increase our faith.” Jesus replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” Wow! A tiny bit of faith can have a powerful and profound effect in our lives and the lives of others. When Jesus an-swered the question, “Increase our faith,” Jesus im-plicitly agreed that the disciples needed faith, how-ever, he does not support their assumption that a greater quantity of faith will help them. Faith is not about unaided human power that we can control at will. Rather, faith is a power, a grace that flows from God to us; a grace that we tap into. Faith is a grace we need to cooperate with. Faith results from people opening up to and responding to God’s free-flowing action in our lives. When we respond to God’s invitation to faithful discipleship, we help build the Kingdom of God right here on Earth. Faith is not about being able to do miracu-lous works or spectacular tricks like moving mul-berry trees into the ocean. Rather, faith enables God to work in our lives in ways that defy ordinary hu-man experience. Even a tiny amount of faith the size of a mustard seed will help us be loyal and reli-able disciples in the ordinary events of life. Having a little faith means that no obstacle, whether the size of a mulberry tree or a mountain, can stand in the way of our relationship with God and prevent us from carrying out God’s will through works of mer-cy and love. On this “Commitment Sunday” for both parishes, I’m asking everyone to discern what gifts the Lord is calling you to give to Him and His church. We are Christ’s hands and feet as we serve one another and the community of Bedford and be-yond. Both Saint Mary and Our Lady of Hope are instruments of God’s love, and we all have a role to play in building up the Heavenly Kingdom here on Earth. Whatever gifts of time, talent, and treasure you can offer will be gratefully accepted. May the Lord continue to bless our efforts of evangelization through both parishes as we all strive to increase our faith.
Christ’s peace, Father Joe AUTUMN NUT SALE The Our Lady of Hope Seniors Group annual Au-tumn Nut Sale begins this weekend, October 5/6 and runs through November 2/3. Please check out the brochures in this weekend's bulletin.
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5th & 6th SVDP BLANKET SUINDAY Offertory Enhancement program begins
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th 3:00-4:30 p.m. SVDP Food Pantry Open OLH
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11th 9:45 a.m. Scripture Study CR
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th 9:00 a,m. A-Men’s breakfast @ Hot Grillz
MARK YOUR CALENDAR October 14th—Bob Evans Fundraiser
October 19th & 20—Food Sales/Collection
TODAY IS BLANKET SUNDAY Thank you for your cash donation to our Blanket Sun-day collection. The Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul So-ciety will make your money go further with bulk pur-chases for use in our own metropolitan area. An enve-lope was included in your bulletin last weekend and can be found at the doors of the church. Checks should be made out to Our Lady of Hope with Blanket Sun-day written in the memo. Please drop the envelope in the collection basket. You can also donate online at www.svdpcle.org. We appreciate your generosity! INCREASED OFFERTORY PROGRAM Thank you for celebrating Commitment Sunday with us this weekend. Your commitment to our parish through our increased Offertory Program will continue to bring life to our community. If completing your commitment card was not possible at Mass, an invita-tion to respond will be mailed later this week to your home. Please return your Commitment Card to the office this week or in next weekend’s collection. If you have not yet done so, join the many others and give your gift online through our electronic giving program. Please call the parish office with any ques-tions. WALK FOR THE POOR Our St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to thank all those who made a monetary contribution and/or took time to “Walk for the Poor” last Saturday. It was a great success! We made $1,231.66 which will help many people in our surrounding area of Our Lady of Hope and St. Mary. We thank you again!!!
