Mass Intentions

Monday: August 31 St. Bartholomew 8:15am George Blanchfield Tuesday: September 1 8:15am Shirley Piezer

Wednesday: September 2 8:15am Dec’d of Potopsky and Gauntner Families Thursday: September 3 St. Gregory the Great 8:15am Richard Kosicki Friday: September 4 9:00am Ray Wetzel Saturday: September 5 4:00pm Dec’d of Maschari Family Anton & Mary Stimetz Sunday: September 6 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am Ladies Guild

9:30am Fr. Anthony Winters 11:30am Edmund Schmitt Eleanor & Theodore Noga

Readings for September 6 1st Reading Ezekiel 33:7-9 2nd Reading Romans 13:8-10 Gospel Matthew 18:15-20

August 30, 2020

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule

Monday—Thursday

8:15am (in person & live stream)

Friday

9:00am -(live stream only)

Saturday Vigil

4:00pm (in person & live stream)

Sunday

7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am

(in person & live stream)

Prayer and Devotion at 6:00pm

(live stream daily)

Available on the website

Stations of the Cross

Prayer Intentions

Our Lady of Lourdes Novena

Reaching Out

Pastor Viewpoint

August 30, 2020

Parish Staff Fr. Edward Estok Pastor frete@saint-albert.org Fr. Joshua Trefney Parochial Vicar frjt@saint-albert.org Deacon Ted Bizon deaconted@saint-albert.org Sr. Kathryn O’Brien Catechetical Leader srkmo@saint-albert.org Lynette Krych Pastoral Associate lkrych@saint-albert.org Ed Vittardi Principal evittardi@saint-albert.org Lori Geyer Music Director lgeyer@saint-albert.org Denise Bobulsky Service/Volunteer Coordinator dbobulsky@saint-albert.org Katie Srsen Youth Minister knowak@saint-albert.org Mai Wolske PSR Principal mwolske@saint-albert.org

Masses Live Streamed Masses will be live streamed on facebook.com/

StAlberttheGreatparish

Or go to www.saint-albert.org

Monday-Thursday at 8:15am

Friday at 9:00am

Saturday at 4:00pm

Sunday at 7:30am, 9:30am & 11:30am

(once live streamed, Masses can be viewed anytime)

We will keep you updated via Facebook, email, and web-site.

Thank you and God Bless

“Reaching Out” to Our Parishioners If you need assistance in any way from our staff or a parishion-er friend, for example; groceries, or medications to be picked up, please call the parish office at 440-237-6760.

Prayer Intentions or Petitions can be found on our parish website: www.saint-albert.org. Just tap the picture and you can then fill out your prayer inten-tion and submit it.

SIGNIFICANT WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PICTURES If anyone attended the Significant Wedding Anniversary Mass and reception on February 9, 2020 and did not re-ceive their photos from the event, please call the parish of-fice at 440-237-6760.

Living in Communion

Parish Pre-Cana Days Our website at www.dioceseofcleveland.org/precana lists mar-riage preparation options for engaged couples who are marry-ing for the first time. Please visit our website if you are looking for a Pre-Cana program in the diocese.

Holy, Kind and Giving Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prayer List

The following names are additions to the prayer list this week. Please pray for those sick in our parish. Diane Soucie Helen Lingler John Cooper A prayer list is published on the first and third Sunday of the month.

“Pastors Viewpoint

Newly Baptized Catholics in our Parish Evelyn Mary Sopko

Baptism Classes Baptism classes will now be done us-ing Zoom (video conferencing) at this time. If you would like to participate please email Deacon Ted at deaconted@saint-albert.org to sign up for a virtual class. Any questions, please call the parish office at 440-237-6760.

Pray for Those Who Died Dorothy Mordarski Leonard Blasczak David Gesiorski Dolores Antonelli

Wedding Banns Wedding Banns II Hannah Smith & Andrew Schmidt

Dear St. Albert Family, St. Peter, after being hailed as the "rock of faith" last week, very quickly gives us another glimpse of the failure of "doubt". Peter does not yet understand the connection be-tween faith and sacrifice. Jesus shows us by his own cross that the Kingdom of God cannot fill a heart that is full of it-self. We must allow Jesus Christ to displace our egos and self-concern, we must hate our lives or lose our lives for His sake. That's a sacrifice. We began our new school year in the Day School min-istry at St. Albert campus and at our SATG @ Assumption Academy. In both cases we have record numbers of children enrolled and we are serving the families of our catholic com-munity with superior Catholic education. I am so grateful to our parents, school staff, faculty, AND parishioners for their support of our youngest members through the ministry of Catholic Education. The Building Faith Project is moving above ground and the Parish Life Center is being prepared for the steel beams to be installed within the next few weeks. Our Building Faith: A New Generation Capital Campaign has been quietly proceeding through these strange times of the pandem-ic. Thanks to all who have been so faithful to your pledg-es. Our follow up committee will be reaching out to the pa-rishioners who have yet to respond. Thanks for responding to their efforts. As of this weekend, we expanded the Mass schedule to include the 9:30am Mass. We will wait until the current Mass attendance demands the addition of the 5:30pm Saturday and 6:00pm Sunday Masses. Our adoration chapel hours have been adjusted slightly to accommodate the change in the daily Mass schedule. With Masses now being celebrated at 8:15am Monday through Thursday, the Chapel will be open at 9:00am-6:30pm Monday through Friday. We heard 31 confessions on our August Evening of Confessions. Our next Confession Session is scheduled for September 14th from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the church. Peace,

August 30, 2020

Our Parish Mission Statement We the people of St. Albert the Great Roman Catholic parish are called to be a community of believers, rooted in the love of God, inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, led by the Holy Spirit, and centered in the Eucharist. Through our stewardship of God's gifts, we welcome all people, support family life, engage in life-long faith formation, and reach out to others in love and compassion.

“Liturgy & Prayer”

Prayer List

Confirmation Sponsors A Confirmation candidate must select a sponsor carefully. The sponsor chosen must be, according to Church law, a fully initiated, practicing Catholic, in a valid marriage recognized by the Catholic Church, and 16 years of age or older. The spon-sor may not be a parent, since the parent already has a spiritu-al bond with the child and presents the child for Confirma-tion. A grandparent, other relative or friend may act as a spon-sor.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are pre-sent in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I de-sire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment re-ceive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I em-brace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from you.

Norene Tokar

Jason Toman

Matthew Tomaro

Morgan Tomko

Ester Tomsik

David Toth

Manh Tran

Connie Trigilio

Steven Tripp

Timmy Tusick

Dan Vance

William Vasil

Angela Ventura

Sgt. Adam Vettel

Marlene Vinarcik

Ruth Vinej

Abilay Vlora

John Wargo

Marleen Warnock

Gary Watson

Debra Weiland

Rich Wesorick

Nicky Wickliffe

Nathanial Wiles

Rick Wilhelm

Linda Wilson

John Woelfl

Peggy Wolfe

Wally Wojnick

Frank Wojtowicz, Sr.

Anna Marie Wurth

Evelyn Yagersz

Sofia-Maria Yamalerdzinav

Frank Yuhas

Tim Yurik

Robert Zader

Germaine Zakel

Rita Zemanek

Joyce Zevchik

Christopher Zigmond

Jack Zoldock

Mary Zoldock

Chris Zone

Rick Zone

Francis Zunt

Flora Abilay Giana Andolina Joshua Ahern Sophia Algeyer Kathryn Ambrose Ronald Andexler Sr. Laura Angle Peter Antonio Walter Augustyn Joanna Bandish John Baron Richard Bartshe John Battenfield Luke Bazen Bob Beaulieu David Bell Richard Bellino Martha Benjamin Michael Benner Fannie Beres Ashley Betlejewski David Betlejewski Roberta Betlejewski Charles Biada Brian Bielak Corinne Biesida Norma Blachowski Angela Bobek Don Boggs

Marriage & Family Ministry The 50th Anniversary of Marriage Mass is currently sched-uled for Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 10:00am at the Cathe-dral of St. John the Evangelist. Due to the coronavirus pan-demic, we are exploring other options, including a live-stream only event. For more information contact Jason Lewis at 216-696-6525, ext. 2324.

To help others in need can also bring the blessings of suc-cess, protection, and happiness to the one who blesses.

Holy, Kind and Giving Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday Collection

Sunday, August 23rd $33,450.85 St. Albert parishioners are remarkably generous. Sharing a portion of our income with the Church is a sign that everything belongs to God and we dedicate our “first fruits” to the work of the Kingdom of Christ. Thank you so much for your faith and generosity.

“Faith & Formation”

Sponsor of the Week Crosscountry Mortgage

6650 W. Snowville Rd Suite A-E 440-262-3852 or 440-221-3957

Choosing a Baptismal Sponsor Sponsors for Baptism must be Catho-lic, have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation and themselves actively practice our Catholic faith. The Code of Canon Law states, “Only one male or one female sponsor or one of each sex is to be employed (at Baptism).” (Canon 873) While parents may choose to have additional people informally with the title of “godparent”, the names entered into the baptismal register and appearing on any certificate have to conform to the above standards. A practicing member of one of the Or-thodox or Protestant churches may be included in baptism but only together with a Catholic sponsor. A “Christian Witness” is a baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community and together with a Catho-lic sponsor serves as witness to bap-tism.

RCIC – Rite of Initiation for Children

Students Needing the Sacraments of Baptism-First Commun-ion-Confirmation

Classes are beginning soon for Primary, Middle School and High School students who need to prepare to receive the Sac-raments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. If you are interested in registering for these catch-up classes, please con-tact Sr. Kate at srk-mo@saint-albert.org or call 440 -237-6760.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Are you someone or do you know someone who… Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic? Has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized? Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist? We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to cele-brate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucha-rist during the Easter season. There are separate sessions for children or youth. You are welcome to participate in the pro-cess with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. For information please contact Sr. Kate O’Brien at 440-237-6760.

The Pontifical Good Friday Collection re-quested by Pope Francis will be taken up on Sunday, September 13th

At the request of Pope Francis the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land will be taken up on Sunday, September 13th. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and of-fer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collec-tion, also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. When you con-tribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land.

August 30, 2020 “Faith Formation”

Pray for Our Troops

Fall 2020 ~ Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Formation Sessions (EMHS) are now Online Formation sessions are being offered to those who are interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister and are a Catholic in good standing (married validly in the Catholic

Church). are living a life in accord with the moral teachings of the Church. are a fully initiated Catholic (received the sacraments of Bap-

tism, Holy Communion and Confirmation). If you meet these qualifications and would like to register, please call the parish office at 440-237-6760 or go to CatholicDioceseofCleve-land.org, go to office of worship, 2020 Extraordinary Ministries of Holy Communion Formation Sessions. The password is 2020emhc. You need to register at least 5 days ahead of the session. When you have completed this session you will need to contact our Parish of-fice. It is the diocesan requirement that all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) attend one session. For dates of ses-sions and more information contact Lynette Krych at 440-237-6760.

Brendan McGill

US Air Force, Andrews Air Force Base

S/SGT Justin Milam

National Guard, Baghdad, Iraq

Bucciere Moskalski

U S Marine, Brookpark Base, OH

Airman Nick Naypauer

U.S. A.F. Reserves, Youngstown

Brandon Norwalk

Army, National Guard, Kuwait

CPL Chet Peters

USMC Okinawa, Japan

PFC Dane Peters

USMC Camp Lejeune, NC

Lt. Commander Anthony Piunno

US Navy, Colorado Springs, CO

SGT Daniel Rolinc

National Guard, Active Reserves

Capt. Elizabeth Scarberry

USAF

SGT., Ryan Shaw

Charleston AFB, SC

Midshipman Max Schlessel

USA Naval Academy

Sgt. James Scott

U.S. Army, Syria

Lt. Col. Edward Sedlock, Jr.

Army, Ft. Campbell, KY

“Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.” (1 Jn 3:18) Saying “I love your’ is good. Being true to your words is better. Showing your love by doing something nice or sacri-ficing for your spouse is true love. What act of love can you do today? For more tips go to ForYourMarriage.org.

Eucharistic Procession at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Legion of Mary Cleveland West Comitium in-vites you to a traditional Eucharistic Procession on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 12:00noon at the Cathedral of St,. John the Evangelist, 1007 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. The (less than one mile in distance) procession will through the sidewalks of downtown Cleveland, as we walk, pray, and sing in honor of our Eucharist Lord Jesus and Our Lady , the Blessed Virgin Mary. The event includes opening prayers and remarks by Fr. Kevin Estabrook, our Legion of Mary Comitium Spiritual Director, a procession with hymns and a return to the Cathedral for the recitation of the Rosary and closing prayers. Reservations are not required. For further information email contact@legionofmarynorthernohio.org or https://www.facebook.com/legionofmarynorthernohio/. All are welcome to attend.

Holy, Kind and Giving Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Service Day 2020

Takes on a NEW Look! SAVE the DATE October 9th & 10th

Save the date…Saturday, September 12th online sign-up begins! Watch for more details on how to sign-up!

Parish Service Day 2020 is being planned with a new look in keeping with our adjusted way of doing things dur-ing the current COVID time. Our project list will include many projects to be completed at home, or outside projects with restrictions to maintain social distancing. Here’s a quick peek at “things to know”:

The ‘At Home’ service projects will include:

ZOOM prayer rooms

No sew comfort blankets for the Christ Child Society “My Stuff” bags

Blessings Bag collection

And, if you would like to participate in Parish Service Day 2020 by making a cash donation, it can be mailed, dropped in the weekend collection baskets or at the par-ish office.

If you have any questions, contact Denise Bobulsky at 440/237-6760 or dbobulsky@saint-albert.org.

“Service & Compassion”

Parish Service Day Holy Cross and All Saints gravesite requests As part of our annual Parish Service Day, on October 9th, we will be cleaning and trimming gravesites of our loved ones, infants, and veterans at Holy Cross and All Saints Cemeteries.

If you have a loved one’s grave you would like tended to by our team of volunteers, please contact Denise Bobulsky at dbobulsky@saint-albert.org or 440/237-6760. Deadline is September 25th.

What is a Blessings Bag? A Blessings Bag is a bag of specific items donated and put together in a bag by a vol-unteer, a care package of sorts. It may be as simple as a gallon zip lock bag with travel size toiletries for the Westside Catholic Center, or it may be a bag of non-perishable food items for families of Metro Catholic school children, or it may be a bingo snack bag for a nursing home. A Blessings Bag is a simple way of being a blessing to someone in need. The filled donated bags will be collected on Friday, October 9th of Parish Ser-vice Day weekend.

Outside projects will include:

Holy Cross and All Saints grave trimming and cleaning. St. Aloysius & St. Wendelin Parish grounds fall cleanup. St. Albert the Great Parish grounds fall cleanup. Boys Hope Girls Hope grounds fall cleanup. Crown Point Ecology fall cleanup and harvesting. Edna House yardwork. Car parade at area nursing homes.

August 30, 2020

Bulletin Articles Dead-line Bulletin Articles are due 10 days prior to publication. Articles can be dropped off at the parish office or can be emailed to bulletin@saint-albert.org.

“Living in Communion”

The next Community Meal will be on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at St. Albert the Great. 1. Drive thru meal pick-up & a bag of

grocery items. 2. Enter Parking Lot A or Parking

Lot C. 3. Follow parking attendant direction. 4. Remain in vehicle, and have your

trunk open.

Feeding the Hungry Brown Bag lunch items needed! Feeding the Hungry ministry currently provides about 800 grab-n-go meals a month. We are in need of brown bag lunch items such as...

brown bags zip lock bags granola bars

clementine's snack size chips bottled water

basically anything that would make for a decent grab n go meal. Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Office.

How Will You and Your Family Celebrate the Season of Creation: Jubilee for the

Earth?

The Catholic Climate Covenant’s 2020 theme to unify Christian communities in their cele-bration of the Season of Creation is “Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope.” The season begins on September 1st, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and runs through October 4th, the Feast of St. Fran-cis, who is the patron saint of ecology in many traditions. Some of us pray, some of us do hands-on projects, some of us advocate. We can all take action to protect creation and carry that momentum long after the season ends, even during a pan-demic. By seeding ongoing prayer, changes in lifestyle, and advocacy, this season grows new hope in our communities each year.

Amid crises that have shaken our world, we are awak-ened to the urgent need to heal our relationships with creation and each other. We enter a time of restoration and hope, a jubilee for our Earth, that requires radically new ways of living with creation. Now is the time to reflect on our own contribu-tion to the environmental crises and look for ways to remedy our actions. With so much injustice all around us, now is the time for Christians everywhere to come together and show the world how to love each other and creation. seasonofcrea-tion.org/ To sign up for our parish’s monthly Sustainable Liv-ing E-Newsletter, email cazturbo@att.net with ‘Newsletter’ in the subject heading.

Tuesday, September 1st is the World Day of Prayer for the

“Care of Creation”

The next Community Meal will be on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at

St. Albert the Great.

August 30, 2020

Preparing for Next Sunday’s Mass Parish LinC Le er September 6, 2020 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Read the following Scripture passage paying attention to a word, phrase, or idea that stands out to you:

A Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans

“Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, ” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as your-self.” Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.”

Step 1

Consider and Discuss these 3 Questions: Considering your life today....

1. What in this reading comforted you? 2. What in this reading encouraged you? 3. What in this reading challenged you? For further contemplation.... What conversion of mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of me?

conclude by praying our “Parish Communion Prayer”

O Communion of Love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, embrace us as your children in this family of faith. Welcome us to a place at your table in the wedding feast of heaven. O Father of Mercy, forgive us as we forgive. Reconcile us as one Body in Christ and make us instruments of your Peace. O Spirit of Fire and Light, send us as your witnesses in daily life. Through our prayer, faith, and good works may we become welcoming doorways, inviting others to enter and encounter your Holy Communion of Love.

We make this prayer, Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and through Christ our Lord. Amen

Step 3

Four steps to LinC together at home, church meeting, or anywhere!

Make Use of One of These Communion Connections:

In our second reading, Paul writes that we “owe nothing to anyone except to love one another”, for in loving another we fulfill the law. So what is love, in fulfilling the law? It is not a set of stiff guidelines, stuffy or dull. Rather, it is loving others as we love ourselves. It is active and engaging, alive and full! It can be seen in our food shelters, “fun runs” for charities, and Christmas giving trees. We see first responders coming to the aid of COVID-19 victims, risking their lives to save the life of “the other”; or mission groups helping in disaster areas wrought with loss and despair. Love fulfilling the law is politicians from different parties working together on im-migration; a wounded victim forgiving the prisoner, or a stranger “paying it forward”.

In big and small ways, there are moments where we can practice this kind of love that fosters the well-being and good of another. Today, in a world of uncertainty, let us turn our hearts to the love that shines forth from above, and reflect that love to others. For when we love our neighbor, we fulfill the core attribute of the law by which God intends us to live. And in doing so, we become alive in Christ, living as a people of God.

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