PARISH STAFF Rev. Edward Stafford Pastor Deacon Gerry Scopilliti Permanent Deacon Sr. Joyce Schreiber, SND Pastoral Minister Mrs. Margaret Haney Director of Religious Education Mr. Bill Davies Music Minister Mrs. Kathi Trares Parish Secretary Mrs. Cindy Clark Business Office Manager Mrs. Ruth Fitzgerald Ox Roast Fair Financial Secretary Mr. Jason Garey Maintenance LITURGY SCHEDULE SATURDAY 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. (Summer) WEEKDAY 8:00 a.m. Tues.-Thur. HOLY DAYS & SPECIAL LITURGIES (please refer to bulletin) RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturdays 4:00-4:30 p.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION First Friday each month 7:00-9:00 p.m. HOLY ROSARY First Saturday each month 4:20 p.m. Proud Home of the Ox Roast Fair! ST. JOSEPH PARISH 11045 St. Joseph Blvd. Mantua OH 44255 Parish Office 330-274-2253 / Fx 330-274-2254 PSR Office 330-274-2268 www.stjosephmantua.com E-Mail: parishoffi[email protected]Find Us On Facebook & Follow Us On Twitter > StJosephMantua PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD April 9, 2017 SEEING CHRIST CLEARLY We start today looking through the portals of Jerusalem, seeing crowds of people, cheering and waving palm branches in the air. The whole atmosphere is one of joy, triumph, and celebration. We can get distracted or enthralled by the scene, and not see clearly the features of Jesus as he enters. But our readings from Isaiah and Paul's letter to the Philippians clarify his features for us. He is the Suffering Servant, meek and mute before his captors and persecutors; he is the very image of the unseen God, yet will not clutch at equality with God before he endures his final confrontation in humility. Isaiah and Paul help us "behold the Lamb of God" before we hear the story of his final and greatest confrontation. It is important that we see Christ clearly before we hear the account of his passion, for we--his Body through baptism, the church--now bear his face. We must, with him, enter into this time of trial so we can, also with him, enter into his final triumph. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
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PARISH STAFF
Rev. Edward Stafford Pastor
Deacon Gerry Scopilliti Permanent Deacon
Sr. Joyce Schreiber, SND Pastoral Minister
Mrs. Margaret Haney Director of Religious Education
Find Us On Facebook & Follow Us On Twitter > StJosephMantua
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
April 9, 2017
SEEING CHRIST CLEARLY We start today looking through the portals of Jerusalem, seeing crowds of people, cheering and waving palm branches in the air. The whole atmosphere is one of joy, triumph, and celebration. We can get distracted or enthralled by the scene, and not see clearly the features of Jesus as he enters. But our readings from Isaiah and Paul's letter to the Philippians clarify his features for us. He is the Suffering Servant, meek and mute before his captors and persecutors; he is the very image of the unseen God, yet will not clutch at equality with God before he endures his final confrontation in humility. Isaiah and Paul help us "behold the Lamb of God" before we hear the story of his final and greatest confrontation. It is important that we see Christ clearly before we hear the account of his passion, for we--his Body through baptism, the church--now bear his face. We must, with him, enter into this time of trial so we can, also with him, enter into his final triumph. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
PASTOR’S CORNER During our celebration of Holy Week may we feel more acutely the power and presence of Christ, who through the wood of His cross gives us life and grace on our journey toward the glory of the Resurrection. As we ponder more intentionally the sorrowful mysteries of our Savior’s life, may we experience a deeper appreciation of how intimately the Christ of faith is connected to us and our world in times of trial and suffering. I recall the beautiful stained glass window of the Agony in the Garden in a church where I once served in Moundsville, WV. It somehow brought comfort and assurance to me that the Risen Christ is eternally present for us, offering His courageous example of how to deal with human suffering. Jesus so faithfully shows us how important it is that God Our Father’s will be done despite our human desires and preferences.
—Fr. Ed Stafford
LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ..................... Austin Heritage 11:15 a.m. Mass ................... Joe & Josephine Geiss Mon. No Liturgy Tues. 8:00 a.m. Mass ..................... Louise Kaluba 10:30 a.m. Chrism Mass @ Cathedral Wed. 8:00 a.m. Mass ..................... Dante Zambrini Thur. 7:00 p.m. Mass ..................... People of St. Joseph 8:00-11:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 11:00 p.m. Solemn Night Prayer Fri. 12:00-3:00 p.m. Church Open for Prayer 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy Sat. 12 Noon Blessing of Easter Food (followed by Easter Egg Hunt) 8:00 p.m. Mass ..................... Easter Flower Fund Intentions Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mass ..................... Easter Flower Fund Intentions 11:15 a.m. Mass ................... Easter Flower Fund Intentions
[Due to early deadlines, collection figures for 4/2 in future bulletin]
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT The Lord calls us to love God and to love our neighbor. Every day we are presented with opportunities to love our neighbor and help him “carry his cross”. These opportunities aren’t usually big events, they are usually ordinary occurrences like helping someone carry their groceries or holding the door open for them. The key is putting the other person’s needs before our own and not expecting anything in return.
In the late fourth century, a woman living a consecrated life in southern France made a four-year pilgrimage to Jerusalem. There, she encountered the rich liturgies of the city, bursting with Christians. She was a keen observer, and fortunately for us wrote vivid letters of her experience to a circle of women friends she calls her sisters. By the time of her journey, it is clear that even some catechumens were undertaking the dangerous journey so that they could be formed at the very site of the events of Christ's passion and rising. At the heart of the pilgrim experience were processions, such as today's joyous procession to the Mount of Olives, and brilliant catechesis from the bishop every day, as well as intense fasting and prayer. When you resolve to keep this week holy in your own life, and especially when you commit to participate in the full Triduum with worship in church and fasting at home, a very ancient tradition is within your grasp.
ATTENTION MINISTERS Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, and Ushers are asked to please sign-up in the Narthex to serve for our Holy Week Liturgies.
Mon: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3,13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tues: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6,15,17; Jn 13:21-33,36-38 Wed: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thur: Ex 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116:12-13,15-16bc,17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Fri: Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-16,17,25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 Sat: a) Gn 1:1-2:2 [1:1,26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2,5-6,10, 12,13-14,24,35; or Ps 33:4-7,12-13,20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2,9a,10-13,15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15-15:1; Ex 15:1-6,17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2,4-6,11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15,32-4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a,18-28; Ps 42:3,5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6 or Ps 51:12-15,18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Mt 28:1-10 To Prepare For Next Weekend’s Mass . . . Sun: Acts 10:34a,37-43; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10
THIS WEEK’S READINGS
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Now we have come to the center of the Christian year, beginning with today, Passion Sunday, Holy Week, and culminating in the Pasch, the Sacred Triduum. Some have called the culminating event in this week's journey of faith "The Three Days of Easter." The origins of many of our observances, including today's blessing of palms and solemn entry into the church, hearken back to old Jerusalem.
We are invited to participate with our whole being: mind, heart, and body. During Holy Week, Christians commemorate the Passion of Christ, Who died on Good Friday in reparation for the sins of mankind, and rose on Easter Sunday to give new life to all who believe. Thus, while Holy Week is solemn and sorrowful, it also anticipates the joy of Easter through the recognition of God's goodness in sending His Son to die for our salvation.
Holy Week Triduum (trid-yoo-um, meaning 3 days)
Christ redeemed us all and gave perfect glory to God principally through his paschal mystery: dying he destroyed our death and rising he restored our life. Therefore, the Easter Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. These are not three separate liturgical celebrations but one which takes three days to celebrate. Thus, the solemnity of Easter has the same kind of preeminence in the liturgical year that Sunday has in the week. The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday.
Holy Thursday, April 13 The Mass of the Lord's Supper features the distinctive action of the Washing of the Feet, just as the Lord did for his disciples and we do for one another. Mass of the Lord's Supper begins at 7:00 p.m. Operation Rice Bowl Collection is taken. Private Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place 8:00-11:00 p.m. Solemn Night Prayer is held at 11:00 p.m.
Good Friday, April 14 It is the first, the longest, the most grim, and the starkest day of the Triduum. On this day, we confront the truth that the impassible God suffered, that the ever-living God died. We confront the dark fact that He did so for our sins. The church will be open for prayer 12:00-3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross take place at 3:00 p.m. Full Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross, Petitions, Scriptures & Communion Service takes place at 7:00 p.m. The Holy Land Collection is taken.
Holy Saturday, April 15
Noon Blessing of the Easter Food Followed by Parish Easter Egg Hunt
8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass
Easter Vigil The high point of the liturgical year! This moving liturgy consists of The Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Baptism of new Christians and renewal of Baptismal vows, and the Eucharist takes place after nightfall on Holy Saturday.
Easter Sunday, April 16 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. Masses
MEN WHO COOK PORTAGE COUNTY Join Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties in Ravenna for Men Who Cook, Giving Comes Naturally on Saturday, April 22, at 6:00 p.m. This event will be held at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, 251 W. Spruce St., Ravenna, OH 44266. This evening filled with good food, raffles, and entertainment supports Catholic Charities’ Portage County Emergency Assistance and First Step programming. For more information on tickets, attending the event, sponsoring, participating as a chef, joining the volunteer committee, or for any other questions, please contact the Catholic Charities office at 330-297-7745 or email [email protected]. Hope to see you there! CARE FOR CREATION COLORING CONTEST All entries for the semi-annual Catholic Charities Care for Creation Coloring Contest are due by Friday, April 22. Entries must be signed by a parent or guardian in order to qualify for the random prize drawing. Mail completed entries to Catholic Charities, Attn.: Care for Creation Contest, 144 West Wood St., Youngstown, OH 44503. For more information or to download a copy of the form, please visit www.ccdoy.org or contact Nikole Kelley at 330-744-8451, ext. 323. Contest is open to children ages 12 or under. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Couples observing their 25th, 40th, 50th and over wedding anniversaries will be honored at a w e d d i n g a n n i v e r s a r y celebration at St. Columba Cathedral on Sunday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m. The celebration includes Mass with Bishop
Murry, renewal of marriage vows, a personalized certificate for each couple, and a reception for the couples and their families. A second anniversary celebration will take place at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist Church in Canton on Sunday, October 22, at 2:00 p.m. Couples may register for the date most convenient for them.
NO PSR / CLOW — April 16 Happy Easter!
6TH GRADE BAKE SALE FOR CHARITY Our 6th grade PSR class is holding a Bake Sale for Charity on Sunday, April 23, in the school hallway after the 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. Masses. Donations of baked goods are appreciated. Be sure to support this effort on behalf of our students and the groups they are supporting. Questions? Please contact Peg Haney ([email protected] or 330-274-2268). FIRST COMMUNION NEWS This year’s First Communion Retreat is on Saturday, April 29, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The retreat is for First Communicants and their parents. We will be gathering in Hughes Hall for prayer and a morning full of activities - banner making, bread baking, and lots more. For the banners, please bring any additional decorations you would like to use. The banners, Eucharistic decorations and names, scissors, and glue are provided. Those parents who aren’t serving as lectors or helping with banners, please bring a snack and drink to share. If you have any questions, please contact Peg Haney. This year’s First Communion will be held on Sunday, May 7, at 11:15 a.m. Mass.
BISHOP’S APPEAL FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND CHURCH
Thanks to all those who have responded to the Appeal to Catholic Charities and Church, we have 75 donors pledging $24,094.00 toward our parish goal of $32,983.16 (73% of goal). If you have not yet made your commitment, please do so by dropping your envelope in the collection basket (extra envelopes are available in the pews). To learn more or to make a donation online, please visit http://ccdoy.org/bishops-appeal.
SUPPORTING YOUR PARISH As the tax deadline approaches, it is a perfect time to take a look at our charitable giving. Won’t you consider increasing your church donations by just a few dollars? You’ll notice that we are almost always short of our budgeted amount for weekly collections. Your support is essential for our day to day operation and your generosity is most appreciated. TRAVELING? Dial 1-800-Mass-Times or visit https://:masstimes.org for information for the churches closest to your destination. Information includes phone number, address, and Mass schedule. Information is available for all U.S. parishes.
Some airports offer Catholic Mass for travelers. Unfortunately, Cleveland Hopkins, Akron-Canton, and Pittsburgh Intl. aren't on the list but several are common connecting airports you might find yourself traveling through.
• Atlanta (ATL): Hartsfield-Jackson • Boston (BOS): Logan Airport (Our Lady of the Airways) • Charlotte (CLT): Charlotte Airport Chapel • Chicago (ORD & MDW): O’Hare Airport and Midway • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): DFW International • Miami (MIA): Miami International Airport • New Jersey (EWR) Interfaith Chapel between gates C70-99 & C101-115 • New York City Kennedy Airport (JFK): Our Lady of the Skies
Catholic Chapel • New York City LaGuadia (LGA) La Guardia Catholic Chaplaincy • Orlando, Florida (MCO) Orlando Airport Chapel
CHURCH CLEANERS NEEDED Won’t you consider joining our small but mighty crew to help clean throughout the year? Ideally, you are scheduled with another person about every six weeks to vacuum and straighten the church and Narthex. Supplies are provided and cleaning may
take place any time at your convenience (usually sometime between Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning). For more information or if you are interested in volunteering, please call Cindy at the Parish Office (330-274-2253).
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Sun. ~ St. Joseph Cares Collection Weekend ~ 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. .... Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast (Hall) 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. .... Appalachian Experience Bake Sale (Hallway) 9:40-11:00 a.m. ........... PSR Classes (School Bldg.) At 11:15 a.m. Mass .... CLOW (Rm. #1) Mon. 10:00-11:30 a.m.......... Bible Study (PC) 6:00-8:00 p.m. ............. G.S. Troop #90188 Mtg. (Rm. #3) 7:00 8:00 p.m. ............. Cub Scout Den Mtgs. (Classrooms) Tues. 10:30-11:30 a.m.......... Rosary Study/Prayer Group (PC) 6:00-800 p.m. .............. Renewing Women (Rm. #9) 7:00-9:00 p.m. ............. Boy Scout Mtg. (Hall) 7:00 p.m. ...................... Men of St. Joseph Mtg. (Church/Rm. #9) Wed. 12:30-2:00 p.m. .......... Seasons of Hope (APR) 7:00 p.m. ...................... Garden Club Mtg. (PC) 7:30 p.m. ...................... K of C 4th Degree Mtg. (K of C) 8:00 p.m. ...................... AA Mtg. (Hall) Thur. 6:00-7:30 p.m. ............. G.S. Troop #90015 Mtg. (Rm. #3) 7:00 p.m. ...................... Holy Thursday Mass [Rice Bowl Collection] 7:00-11:00 p.m. .......... Adoration (Altar of Repose) 11:00 p.m. ................... Solemn Night Prayer Fri. All Day ......................... Parish Offices Closed 12:00-3:00 p.m. .......... Church Open for Prayer 3:00 p.m. ...................... Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. ...................... Good Friday Liturgy [Holy Land Collection] Sat. 12:00 p.m. ................... Blessing of Easter Food (Church) 12:15 p.m. ................... Parish Easter Egg Hunt (Grounds) 8:00 p.m. ...................... Easter Vigil Mass Sun. ~ 4C’s Collection Weekend ~ 8:30 a.m. ...................... Easter Sunday Mass 11:15 a.m. .................... Easter Sunday Mass
Happy Easter !
ENCOUNTER OUR NEIGHBORS We encounter Jesus this week in Jerusalem, a community he knew well. We prayerfully enter into our own communities too, encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, and others who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we meet in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org for more information. Please remember to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl to the baskets in the Narthex on Holy Thursday, April 13. CALLED TO PROCLAIM “Blessed are they who come in the Name of the Lord!” Are you being called to proclaim Jesus as a priest, deacon, religious brother or sister? If you think this may be so, If so, contact Fr. Chris Luoni (330-744-8451 or [email protected]).
EASTER MUSIC ON LIVING BREAD RADIO Most radio stations play Christmas music, but what about Easter?! Tune in to the Living Bread Radio Network (AM 1060 in Canton, Akron and Cleveland) (94.5 FM in the Canton Vicinity) during Holy Week and celebrate with the beautiful hymns of the Church. Music will air each day at 3:00 p.m. beginning on
Palm Sunday with non-stop music on Easter Sunday beginning at 10:00 a.m.. Find a complete schedule online at Livingbreadradio.com.
~ For the Week of April 9 - 16 ~
PALM SUNDAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Don't miss the Annual Palm Sunday Pancake Breakfast featuring “All You Can Eat” buttermilk pancakes in Hughes Hall, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This delicious meal i s s e r v e d w i t h homemade toppings and/or syrup, sausage patty, oj, coffee, tea, or
milk. Great family prices, theme basket raffles, and children's attendance drawings are all a part of the fun. The Women's Auxiliary of the Mantua Knights of Columbus Council #3766 will be hosting this year's event.
Please don’t forget about the APPALACHIAN EXPERIENCE BAKE SALE that will also take place in the hallway during this event (and in the Narthex on Saturday). Plenty of baked goods are needed to keep them well supplied.
ALTAR OF REPOSE
Spring flowers are needed for the Altar of R e p o s e o n H o l y Thursday. You are invited to bring spring flowers from your garden, potted plants, or purchased flowers in vases when
you come to Mass on Holy Thursday evening. Please place them around the designated area in the All-Purpose Room before Mass. BLESSING OF EASTER FOOD Several ethnic groups have kept alive the tradition of blessing food on Holy Saturday. The staples for the Easter Sunday meal (or, in some cultures, the Saturday vigil meal) - bread, wine, the colored eggs, the ham - are all placed in a basket and brought to the church to be bless. Everyone is invited to place your food items in a basket and gather in the church at noon for the Blessing of Food on Holy Saturday.
PARISH EASTER EGG HUNT St. Joseph Parish will be holding an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15, at 12:15 p.m. beginning in front of the church. The hunt is open to all children ages 2-9.
