Schedule of Liturgies
Saturday Evening: 4:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
Sundays: 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 12 Noon
Monday through Friday: 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M.
Holy Days : Vigil Mass: 5:30 P.M.
7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 5:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
St. Anthony of Padua
6750 State Road Parma, Ohio 44134
St. Anthony of Padua
6750 State Road Parma, Ohio 44134
(440) 842-2666
Parish Website: www.stanthonypaduaparma.org School Website: www.stanthonyofpaduaschool.org
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OH
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe.
7:00AM Andrea Kolo
8:00AM Mark & Joseph Oros
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr.
7:00AM Sybil Dougherty
8:00AM Joseph Schmitt
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, St. John of the Cross, Priest
& Doctor of the Church.
7:00AM Poor Souls in Purgatory
8:00AM Ann Lynchehaun
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
7:00AM Poor Souls in Purgatory
8:00AM Stephanie Novak
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
7:00AM Richard Peterlin
8:00AM Lisa Snyder
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
4:30PM Frank & Rosemary Geraci
6:00PM Edward & Agnes Medrick
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, Fourth Sunday of Advent.
8:00AM Harry Thom
10:00AM Art & Kasey Spirakus
12:00PM Kenneth Marsik
Please Pray For: Ruth Abbott, Martha Ashton, Ed &
Helen Bartkiewicz, Irene Bednar, Maxine Cerny, Joe &
Marcia Demko, Ray Dmytriw, Margaret Double, Norbert
Erker, Rita Fecek, Greg Findura, Anne Kilbane-Friedl, Sandra
Friedl, Frances Funtek, Sam Gappa, Robert Gielski, John
Gladden, Rose Marie Hewitt, Ron Hicks, Celeste Hurley,
Marian Jarabek, Colleen Jarvis, Janet Johnson, Pat Jones, Ted
Kaliszewski, Michael Kaliszewski, Betty Kilbane, Robert
Klimo, Donald Kotarsky, Cynthia Kufleitner, Karen Kulju,
Andrea Lagzdins, Robert Laheta, Dorothy Laquatra, Isidoro
LaRosa, John Lieske, Michael Lieske, Corinne Lipinski,
Helene Lucey, Elizabeth Madar, Thomas Madej, John Martin,
Edward & Josephine Maskulka, Emmett & Lenore Masterson,
Claudia & Russell Mazanec, Peyton McCarthy, Rosemarie
Medvin, Helen Marie Mendyka, John Metzger, Theodore &
Dorothy Nagy, Jane Najlepszy, Mary Niec, Rose Nosse, Dora
Oney, Agnes Padar, Janice Petruska, Carrie Piechowski,
Deanna Pisano, John Precario, Mary Jane Precario,
Christopher Reeves, Ed & Leigh-Ann Revay, Vinny Ruvo,
Frances Rymut, Mary Sabo, Lorraine Schmidt, Robert &
Teresa Setele, Margaret Sheridan, Joe Skerl, Helen Smith,
Doug Stos, Sylvia Stibley, Phyllis Tomaselli, Shirley Trausch,
Alice Tucker, Loretta Vacca, Frank Viccarone, Annie
Vorndran, Cathy Yappel, Andrew Yaronczyk, Christopher
Yurko, Amanda Hope Zmecek.
Baptized on Sunday, December 4, 2016:
Gianna Gabriella Digiantonio
Blakely Palmer
Kinsley Palmer
Wedding Banns
BANNS I Brian Palsa & Kim Scercy
Jean Kilbane
SUNDAY THOUGHT
Isaiah 35:1-6
On this Third Sunday of Advent we are given a
reminder and promise of joy that comes from the God
who has come and who will come again at the end of
time. Our first reading is full of this promise of joy.
Isaiah calls on the wilderness and the wasteland to
bloom and bring forth vegetation and flowers. He even
says that nature should be rejoicing and singing.
Isaiah’s joy though is not universally accepted. Some
people instead allow their problems to overtake them.
One problem reminds them of another problem. Often
times for them, one problem seems to cause another
problem and on and on it goes until there is inevitably a
problem. But is this really true? This is not a plea to
hide one’s head in the sand or to pretend that everything
in life is perfect. Instead, Isaiah’s plea is a plea for
balance; in fact, a plea to tip the scale in favor of what
is true. We have all been blessed with so much, both as
individuals and as a community. If every time we think
or talk, the first things that come to our minds are our
problems, maybe we could benefit by remembering the
gift of Emmanuel … God is with us!
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Contributions for December 3/4, 2016:
Total Offering: $18,804.25
Sunday Collection: $15,182.00
Faith Direct Offering: $3,622.25
Poor Box: $184.00
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 11, 2016
CELEBRAING THE SAINTS
Saint Francis Borgia, Priest (1510-1572)
Francis was born in 1510 to the Borgia family.
His great-grandfather was the notorious Pope
Alexander VI, who had fathered eight children. Yet
Francis had imbibed a genuine piety from his
grandmother and aunt, who both became Poor Clare
nuns.
Although as a child, Francis was pious and
wished to become a monk, his family sent him instead
to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor,
where he was welcomed as a kinsman. He
distinguished himself there, accompanying the
Emperor on several campaigns. At eighteen, Francis
met and married Eleanor de Castro, who was to bear
him eight children. Ten years later, upon the death of
Empress Isabella, in whose service he was, Francis
found himself longing for eternal realities. He and his
family returned to Toledo, Spain, where he inherited
his father’s title of Duke of Gandia. He ruled his
estates with great energy, but also gave time to prayer
and the study of theology. He met some of the first
Jesuits, on fire with zeal. And, after his wife’s death in
1546, Francis decided to join them. He settled his
children and his estates and made for Rome, where he
threw himself at the feet of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Despite his wish for prayer and silence, Francis
was consistently chosen for leadership roles in the
Society. In 1565, he was elected third general of the
Society of Jesus. He revived the Constitution,
invigorated mission work, founded colleges, and
expanded the order’s reach across Europe. In 1571,
Pope Pius V sent Francis on a diplomatic mission to
the Turks in Spain. He returned to Rome quite ill, and
died two days later on September 30, 1572 at the age
of 61.
COMMUNAL PENANCE
SERVICE
Our yearly Advent Communal
Penance Service combined
with St. Francis de Sales Parish
will be held next Sunday,
December 18, 2016 at 4:00
p.m. Several confessors will be available to hear your
confession after a service of prayer and song. Prepare
for Christmas with the reception of the Sacrament of
Penance.
Confession Schedule – 2016
Communal Penance Service
Sunday 18 December 2016
4:00 p.m.
Individual Confession Times:
Saturday 17 December 2016
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. until all are heard.
Monday 19 December 2016
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 31 December 2016
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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Christmas/New Year
2016/2017
Christmas Mass Schedule - 2016
Christmas Eve, 24 December 2016
4:00 p.m. Children’s Vigil Mass
6:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
Christmas Day 25 December 2016
12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 Noon
New Year’s Masses – 2016/2017
New Year’s Eve, 31 December 2016
4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Holy Hour:
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
New Year’s Day, 1 January 2017
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ADULT FAITH CLASSES
“Jesus wants evangelizers who proclaim the good news
not only with words, but above all by a life transfigured
by God’s presence.” - Pope Francis, The Joy of the
Gospel
All classes take place in the Hospitality Room. Each
class will be one hour, with no prior classes
necessary. All are welcome.
PSR CALENDAR
PSR classes are in session Monday, December 12 and
Monday December 19, 2016.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
6:30PM PSR - School
7:00PM RCIA - Rectory
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
6:00PM Ladies Guild Christmas Party - CH/HR
7:00PM Mixed Choir - CH
7:00PM The Way - CM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
6:45PM Bingo - H
7:00PM School Christmas Concert - CH
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
1:15PM Adult Faith Class - HR
7:00PM Adult Faith Class - HR
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
4:00PM Communal Penance Service - CH
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OHIO
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Class Title Date
Advent
Fourth Sunday Readings
Friday, Dec. 16 at 1:15PM
Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:00PM
Christmas
Christmas Day Readings
Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, Dec. 23 at 1:15PM
This weekend is the final
deadline to turn in your gifts for
the Giving Tree. Please leave
your wrapped gift under the tree
in the gathering area, or you may
turn them in at the rectory. We
are very thankful for all the
generous parishioners who have participated this year.
Thank you for helping to make the holiday season
happier for our needy families.
SEMINARIAN OF THE WEEK
Every week, our parish will promote vocations by
encouraging the community to pray for our diocesan
seminarians.
Please pray for newly ordained Deacon Anthony
Simone.
WEEKLY WORK OF MERCY
Pray for the families benefitting from
the Giving Tree program. A prayer
is a beautiful gift to give.
RELIGIOUS ORDER OF THE WEEK
Order: The Poor Clare Colettine Nuns (PCC)
Founder: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of
Assisi.
Work: The Nuns consecrate their life to God in
liturgical worship, Eucharistic adoration, joyful
penance, and the hidden and fully apostolic ministry
of prayer.
Location: The Monastery is located on Rocky River
Road in Cleveland.
Website: http://www.pcc-cle.org
Hey Catholic! Did You Know)
Did you know that today is
called Gaudete Sunday. It
means “Rejoice!” because we
are halfway to Christmas.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH December 11, 2016
CHRISTMAS MASS CARDS
Christmas Mass cards will be sold after most Masses
this weekend, December 10/11 and next weekend
December 17/18. Cards for the living are $2.00 and
prayer cards for our deceased love ones are $1.00.
Cards may also be purchased at the rectory during
regular business hours.
CHRISTMAS WAFERS
Christmas Wafers (Oplatki) are
available after masses while
supplies last. They also may be
purchased at the rectory office during regular
business. The cost remains $3.00 for a package of
four (4) wafers.
ST ANDREW UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Our annual Cookie Walk will be held on Saturday,
December 17, 2016. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and
cookies sell out quickly! We are located at 7700
Hoertz Rd in Parma and the sale is in the Back Hall/
Lower Level. Cookies sold by the pound and other
pastry/ bakery items will be available for purchase.
Call the St. Andrew church office (440) 843-9149 for
more information.
WEEKLY MASS REMINDER
“A bow of the head is made when the three Divine
Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus,
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose
honor Mass is being celebrated.” — from the General
Instruction of the Roman Missal, 285a.
FOOD PANTRY
Generosity never goes out of style. Our
17 families in the Food Ministry
program here at St. Anthony are
grateful for the donations of food,
detergent, soap and paper products that our
parishioners generously donate every week. So as
Christmas approaches and our lives get busier let’s
not forget the generosity of God the Father in giving
us His Son and in Jesus who gave us the ultimate gift
of mercy. Let us try to be merciful to those around us,
especially the families we serve in our Food Ministry
whose needs we attempt to meet each month.
SAVE THE DATE
2017 SAS Athletic Association - Night at the Races
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Happy Holidays!
St. Anthony Athletic Association.
Evangelization Tip
As Christmas approaches, share
with people the Mass schedule for
Christmas:
Christmas Eve: 4:00pm, 6:00pm.
Christmas Day: 12:00am, 8:00am,
10:00am, 12:00pm.
Marriage and Family
“Communication is an art
learned in moments of
peace in order to be
practiced in moments of
difficulty.” — Pope
Francis, The Joy of
Love, 234.
CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY CORNER
“The great thing to remember is that though
our feelings come and go God’s love for us
does not.”― C.S. Lewis
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH PARMA, OHIO DECEMBER 11, 2016
In the same sentence where he reminds his
listeners that he has cured the blind, the lame,
the deaf, the sick, and even raised the dead,
Jesus concludes by adding, "The poor have the
good news proclaimed to them." How did that
make the list of supernatural cures? What's so
miraculous about good news? The poor are
not just those in physical poverty, but those
whose sins have impoverished their souls.
This of course applies to us. The poverty of
our own sinfulness can be overcome by the
forgiveness offered to us in Christ. Because of
this, we have cause to rejoice!
And on this Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete
Sunday, we are encouraged to rejoice.
Gaudete Sunday derives its name from the
opening prayer of the Mass for this day, where
we pray, "Gaudete in Domino
semper" ("Rejoice in the Lord always"). So in
the midst of Advent fasting and devotions, we
rejoice because the time we have been
preparing for is almost at hand. We pause in
this season of anticipation to remember that, in
truth, our hopes have already been fulfilled.
He is among us, saving us even now!
