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DIRECTORY
Parish Office ...................................... 440-933-3152
Parish Office Fax ............................... 440-933-8919
Parish Website .............. www.stjosephavonlake.org
St. Joseph School Office .................... 440-933-6233
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday–Friday ........................... 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
SUNDAY, THE LORD'S DAY
Saturday Vigil Mass ....................................4:30 PM
Sunday ...................... 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM
Sunday Mass Broadcast daily on AL Community
Time Warner Cable 97 and WOW Cable 22 at 9:00
AM, 5:00 PM and 1:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday .......................................................6:30 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ...............7:30 AM
Friday ........................................................8:30 AM
APRIL 13, 2014
PALM SUNDAY
LORD’S PASSION
CONFESSION
SCHEDULE
Saturday .............................................. 3:15-4:00PM
Monday Evening ................................. 5:30-6:15 PM
BAPTISMS
A Pre-Baptismal Class is required.
Please contact the Parish Office.
WEDDINGS
Arrangements should begin
at least six months in advance.
COMMUNION TO THE HOUSEBOUND
Those confined to their homes due to chronic
illness or disability may receive the Eucharist
at home. Please call the Parish Office.
NEW PARISHIONERS
To register, visit or call the
Parish Office during weekday hours.
St. Joseph Parish
32929 Lake Road
Avon Lake, OH 44012
Rev. Ronald J. Wearsch
Pastor
Mrs. Patricia Vaccaro
Principal
Ms. Lorene Coughlin
Director of Music & Liturgy
Mrs. Rozann Swanson DRE
Mrs. Robin Kane
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Peggy Murphy
Parish Secretary
Mrs. Mary Ellen Ewers-Pena
Youth Ministry Coordinator
Mr. David Aslaksen
Director of Maintenance
One
Family
In
Christ
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Mass Intentions for Week of April 12, 2014
Saturday Vigil: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
4:30 Marie Prickett by S.J. Bereavement Support Group
Sunday Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
8:30 For Our Parish
11:00 Theodore, Helen & Kenneth Laurich by Julie & Denny
Laurich
5:00 Grace Smith by Family
Monday Monday of Holy Week
6:30 Leo Kaliszewski by The Tencza Family
Tuesday Tuesday of Holy Week
7:30 Special Intention
Wednesday Wednesday of Holy Week
7:30 Ann Marie Bechard by Donald Bechard & Family
7pm TENEBRAE
Thursday HOLY THURSDAY
7PM* Andy Kakas by Dave & Jenny Dlugosz
Friday GOOD FRIDAY
12:00 Service of Our Lord’s Passion
3:00 Living Stations by our Youth Ministry
Saturday HOLY SATURDAY
9:00 Morning Prayer
2:00 Blessing of Food
VIGIL OF EASTER
9:00pm Ray Novotny by Pat & family
Sunday EASTER SUNDAY
8:30 Marie Prickett by Grace Gamellia
11:00 Lucas Patrick Hardman by Family
Please Note Holy Week Schedule Above:
Tenebrae will be in church @7pm on Wednesday
There will be NO morning Mass on Holy Thursday*
There will be NO Mass on Good Friday: Service of our
Lord’s Passion at noon, and Living Stations at 3:00pm
NO 4:30 Mass on Saturday; Mass will begin at 9:00pm
NO 5:00 Mass on Easter Sunday
Eucharistic Adoration will begin immediately following
7:30am Mass on Tuesday in our church. Closing Prayers
begin at 7:30pm. All are welcome to participate at any time
throughout the day!
Adorers are Needed for the Following Times: Tuesday:
11am-noon, 3-4pm. First Friday: 6-7pm, and 5-6am. If you
would like to become an adorer, please call Barb or Chuck
Yedlick: 933-8983. Thank You!
Pre-Baptismal Class Schedule
Tuesday, April 15, 7:30pm: St. Joseph 933-3152
Sunday, May 18, 12:30pm: St. Thomas 949-7744
Tuesday, June 17, 7:30pm: St. Mary 934-4212
Thursday, July 17, 7:30pm: Holy Spirit 933-3777
Please call the church whose class you wish to attend to
register. Once you have attended this class, it is not necessary
to attend for any further children. At least one parent is
required to attend, and godparents do not need to attend.
Baptisms may be scheduled by calling the parish office.
Baptisms: Giuliana Rose Fragnoli, daughter of Richard
and Donna (Kovacich) Fragnoli. Welcome to our Church
Family!
Please Join Us for Hospitality following 8:30 and 11:00
Masses in St. Joseph Hall. Today’s hosts are members of our
Ladies Guild. There will be no donuts next Sunday, April 20.
A New Bible Study Will Begin On April 22… We will
meet on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30pm beginning April
22 and ending May 27. Cost of book is $10.We will be
studying The Gospel of Matthew: 26-28. Sign up in
gathering area. Please call Steve Stasik with any questions:
933-2495.
St. Joseph Parish School News...
April 17—Holy Thursday Stations of the Cross at 1:30
School Retreat Day—please pack your own lunch
April 18—Good Friday No School Spring Break Begins
April 20—Happy Easter!
April 28—Classes Resume
Mass for Newly Received Catholics at the Cathedral of St.
John the Evangelist: Bishop Richard Lennon will celebrate a
special Mass for those who have gone through the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults receiving the sacraments of
Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist and for those
candidates who have been received into the full communion
of the Catholic Church since last Easter. This Mass will be
held at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Saturday,
April 26 at 4:30pm.
For Those of You Who Have Asked what you can give
Deacon Scott Goodfellow for his Ordination to the
Priesthood, Henningers has a registry for soon-to-be-
ordained priests, and Scott is on their registry. It’s a perfect
way to give him what he wants or needs without the hassle of
duplicate gifts! Go to: www.henningers.com or call 216-362-
8860 and speak to Paul or Mark Cousineau.
Have You Ordered Your Spring Plants Yet? St Joseph
School Classes of 2017 & 2018 are selling plants from
Dean’s Greenhouse in Westlake. There is a wide variety to
choose from. Order online: www.myteamworks.org/saint-
joseph-avon-lake. Or you can access the site through our
parish website: www.stjosephavonlake.org. Plants can also
be purchased and donated to our Gardeners Ministry to
beautify the parish grounds. Thank you for your support!
Drivers are Needed on April 30 for the Guild’s trip to the
Museum of Divine Statues. Please indicate on your
registration form whether or not you are able to drive and
how many you can take. Registration forms are due by April
23. Please call Barb: 933-9902 or Sharon: 933-9417 with any
questions or to make your reservation.
How will you spend your Holy Week?
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Please Remember in Your Prayers: Bill Sulak, Jill Smith,
Bill DiCapua, Mary Landmark, Dorothy Belgrave, Bob
McClear, Phyllis Hirleman, Tony Batkiewicz, Dan Krause,
Nick Sisto, Carmen Gonzalez, Diane Moore, Kaitlyn
(Kilmartin) Bouffanie, Kelly Kinney, Paul Kepic, Bernadette
King, Baby Mara Sweeney, Grace Vinesky, Wendy Fox,
Linda Lotko, Patricia Schreiner-Kerner, Mr. & Mrs. Jacob
Smith, Megan Smith, Tom Diffenbaugh, Brandon Baeslack,,
Ann Marie Molnar, Greg Poyle, Father Connie Murray,
Christian Connors, Nancy Middlecamp, Manula Rosario,
Louis Pena, Leo Boncha, LaVern Patton, Dan Sullivan,
Jeanette Walker, Baby Autumn, Joe Dorko, Bob & Mary
Jean Garrett, Karen Hoose, Garry Edgington, Betty Gates,
Don Rakar, Haley Dunn, Lee Anderson, Carl Lowe, Marian
Kral, Dale Keller, Mary McCaffery, Mike Flash, Robert
Oswald, Linda Cobbs, Pam Todd, Petra, Jane Riggs, Anna
Milam, Ethan Bradley, Agnes Lucien, Olga Riggs, Cynthia
Butler-Carson, Milada Smith, Rae Kohut, Richard Oechsle,
Peg Schmidt, Carole Curran, Audrey Meister, Greg Akins,
John Maimone, Marianne Provenza, Mary Ellen Ewers-Pena,
Sheryl Haskins, Mary Seitz, Ruth Powell, David Chisholm,
Marianne Andrews, and all the ill of the parish...those
deceased...those in need...those who are lonely...those who
are homeless...those in the military...those unemployed.
We Remember Those Who Have Died: Sarah Coyne,
mother of Jim Coyne and Kathy Coyne-Walsh; Leslie
Hagemeyer, father of Lezlie Edgington, Jeanette Robinson,
sister of Jim Smith, Sr. May they rest in peace.
Total Offerings for March, 2014:
Pipe Organ: $1,527.24
Building Fund: $3,193.00
Offertory: $102,277.92
The Holy Spirit Ladies Guild would like to invite all Ladies
of the parish to join them on Thursday, April 24 at 7pm for a
video presentation of “The Cultural Gardens of Liberty
Boulevard.” Following a short business meeting, Rebecca
McFarland will be our guide as we “travel” to Rockefeller
Park. These lovely gardens celebrate Cleveland’s unique
ethnic heritage. We will end the evening with fellowship and
refreshments. This event is held at Father Mosovsky Hall At
Holy Spirit, 410 Lear Road. Join us to enjoy gardens, history,
and the return of Spring!
Retrouvaille Weekend… Someone once said, “Marriages
may be made in heaven, but they sure take a lot of work on
earth.” Have you become so distracted by outside pressures
that you have neglected your spouse? Retrouvaille can help
put your troubled marriage back on track. The next
Cleveland Retrouvaille weekend will be held on April 25-27.
A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your
reservation. For more information concerning the program,
or to register, please call Diane or Al Miskinis in complete
confidence at (330) 665-3506, or 800-470-2230. For more
information or to register online, go to
www.helpourmarriage.org.
Father Ron’s Corner
Happy 65
th
Anniversary! St. Joseph Parish was founded on
13 April 1949 and over these last 65 years our parish has
experienced much growth and change. It is exciting that we
celebrate our anniversary on Palm Sunday weekend. The
pastoral council will help facilitate some celebrations during
our 65
th
anniversary year. I will keep you posted as plans are
made. Please email me any suggestions and I will pass them
along.
Holy Week is an essential part of Faith and Liturgical
life. We begin Holy Week with Palm/Passion
Sunday. Before Vatican Council II, the church re-instituted
the ancient liturgies of Holy Week. They also included the
reading of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ on Palm
Sunday so that the faithful would – on a Sunday – hear the
scriptural account of our Lord’s Passion. That is why we
now call Palm Sunday: “Palm Sunday of the Lord's
Passion.“ We use the solemn entrance at all the Masses
where we begin the Liturgy with the Gospel of Jesus’
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
I cannot over-state how important the Masses of the Paschal
Triduum are. The “three days” are Friday, Saturday and
Sunday but begin with the Jewish tradition of vigil, or
beginning at sunset the night before which is Holy
Thursday. The four liturgical celebrations of Holy Thursday,
Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday are looked
upon as one liturgy spanning over the three days. Each one
celebrates an aspect of the Paschal Mystery (Dying &
Rising) in which we participate day in and day out, and
which we celebrate each Sunday, but most intensely during
Holy Week’s Triduum Celebrations. So please make plans
to join us.
Once again, Happy Anniversary and many blessings this
Holy Week.
Sincerely,
Fr. Ron
Are You Celebrating Your 50th (+) Anniversary?
The Department fro Marriage and Family Ministry, the
Office for Worship, and the Cathedral of St. John are pleased
to announce the 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Cathedral with the Most Rev.
Richard G. Lennon as the celebrant . Mass time is 2:30pm. If
you are celebrating 50 years or more this year you are invited
to register by calling Peggy Murphy: 933-3152 or 653-5611.
Deadline to register is Monday, June 23. A confirmation
letter will be sent in early July to those who register, along
with instructions, map and driving/parking directions.
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Did You Know…? 100% of the eighth graders applying for
Catholic High Schools in the fall of 2014 were admitted into
the schools of their first choice. Students will be attending St.
Ignatius High School, St. Edward High School, Magnificat
High School, and St. Joseph Academy.* St. Joseph Parish
School has the children’s art on display at the Avon Lake
Public Library during the month of April. Please stop by to
see the talented work of our students! * First Holy
Communion practice will be held from 4-5:00pm on
Monday, April 28. First Holy Communion is on Saturday,
May 3 at 10:00pm.
Never Alone, our Parish’s Bereavement Support Group
meets on the first Sunday of every month at 1:00pm in St.
Joseph Hall. Come and join a compassionate group of people
who truly understand the grief journey, as they are on it
themselves. No registration, no cost. Simply come and join
us! We also have a small lending library available. ALL are
welcome. Feel free to bring a friend/friends for support!
Please call Peggy Murphy with any questions: 933-3152.
The Cleveland Catholic Cemeteries Bereavement
Ministry invites you to spend some special time sharing
your grief and receiving support from others who have
experienced loss. Our Bereavement Support Group meets on
the third Sunday of every month. No reservations are
necessary. The meetings are held at the Calvary Cemetery
Office located at 555 North Ridge Road, West, Lorain from
3 to 4:00pm. You do not have to spend your Sunday
afternoons alone. Future meetings will be held on April 27
(change due to Easter) and May 18. Call Nancy Romaine,
Bereavement Coordinator at 216-905-2368 for further
information.
Feeling Stressed as a Caregiver? St. Mary of the Woods
offers peace of mind for you...and the one you love. Short-
term respite care in Assisted Living or in our Nursing Center
provides you the freedom to plan your time away with the
assurance that your loved one is well cared for. When you
entrust them to us, you can concentrate on time for rest and
relaxation. Whether it’s for a week or a month, short-term
respite care at St. Mary of the Woods offers you and your
loved one the chance to grow and thrive. St. Mary of the
Woods is located at 35755 Detroit Road, Avon (across the
street from Avon Commons). 440-937-6869
Free Service: Goodwill Industries of Lorain County Inc.
Job Search Support & Career Management Resources are
held at the following locations: Tuesdays: Oberlin: 14910
State Route 58, Suite 5; Wednesdays: Lorain 1600
Broadway; Thursdays : Elyria : 502 North Abbe Road
For more information call 440-244-3174.
“Father, if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking it,
your will be done.” Matthew 26:42
Join Neighborhood Alliance for our 8th Annual Home Run
for the Homeless, a 5K Run/1 Mile Family Fun Walk on
Saturday, April 26, a fundraising event to benefit Haven
Center, Lorain County’s 24 hour, 365 day homeless shelter
for men, women and children. Registration opens at 8am; 5K
race starts at 9am; at 9:45 we will begin the 1 Mile Walk.
Awards Ceremony at 10am. The event will be held at All
Pro Freight Stadium in Avon—Home of the Crushers. Entry
fee is $30 for adults, $20 for children 12 & under. Entry fee
includes a ticket voucher to a May 2014 Crushers game, and
t-shirt based on availability. The mission of the
Neighborhood Alliance is to address a person’s basic needs,
enhance individual and family life, and improve
neighborhoods and communities. For more information call
440-233-8768 or e-mail
[email protected] .
Please Return Your Operation Rice Bowls sometime
during Holy Week, by Good Friday, please. Thank you to all
who were so generous to save your change for those less
fortunate. Rice Bowls may be returned to the parish office up
until noon on Good Friday, or returned to the gathering area
when you come to church. Thank You!!!
The St. Jude Drama Club is proud to present the play,
Fiddler on the Roof, Junior! This is our school’s 9th
production, and our student actors and crew members have
been excitedly practicing and preparing the sets all year.
Performances will be at 7:00pm on Friday, May 9 and
Saturday, May 10 in the Elyria Catholic Auditorium. Tickets
are $5 for adults, $3 for students and free for children under
the age of five. Everyone in the community is welcome to
attend! Please contact the St. Jude School office at 440-366-
1681 to order tickets or to find out more information.
A Vision Fair Will be Held at Independence Village of
Avon Lake—345 Lear Road on Friday, April 25 from 10am-
2pm. There will be three seminars on various topics as well
as several vendors/organizations participating. Lunch will be
available for a cost of $5. Please call Gary Clawson with any
questions: 933-8486.
Join Us on Saturday, May 3 for St. Edward High School’s
annual “Eagles on Foot” 5K run and 1mile walk to benefit
Basil Moreau School, our sister school in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti. Pre-registration is $20 and race day registration is $25.
All participants receive a performance race t-shirt and there
are awards for the top finishers of the 5K, plus raffle prizes.
You can register online: www.hermescleveland.com, and
race day registration begins at 8am. The race begins and ends
at St. Edward High School, 13500 Detroit Ave. Lakewood.
Contact Liam Haggerty: [email protected] or 216-221-
3776 ext. 244 with any questions.
