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MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, November 26 12:00 PM (JB) † William Kueller by Family Tuesday, November 27 8:00 AM (TK) † Wedding Anniversary of Larry and Jeanne Evert by Family Wednesday, November 28 12:00 PM (JB) † Mary Shenk by Lou and Linda Shenk Thursday, November 29 8:00 AM (TK) † For the People of the Parish Friday, November 30 12:00 PM (TR) † Barbara Digiovine by Michael Saturday, December 1 8:30 AM (JB) † Rev. Francis R. Sterk by Friends 4:00 PM (JB) † Sterk and Zupancic Families by The Family Sunday, December 2 9:00 AM (JB) † Charles Blessing by Family 11:00 AM (TK) † Barbara Thomas by Thomas & Simic Family 6:00 PM (TR) † Kathy Rodgers by Family

Monday, November 26 • 6:30 pm Legion of Mary • 7:00 pm EDGE

Tuesday, November 27 • #WeGiveCatholic • 4:00 pm Charity night at

Beachclub Bistro • 5:15 pm Community

Meal • 6:30 pm Addicts’ Parents

United • 7:00 pm Grandparents’

Prayer Group Wednesday, November 28

• 7:00 pm Unleashed Thursday, November 29

• 3:00 pm School Choir practice

• 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal • 7:30 pm Walking With

Purpose

Friday, November 30 • 7:00 pm Colloquy

Saturday, December 1 • 9:00 am Men’s Group • 11:00 am First

Reconciliation • 2:30 pm Confessions • 7:00 pm AA Meeting

Sunday, December 2 • 9:30 am PSR • 11:00 am Dorothy Kazel

Award & Reception • 7:00 pm Healing Prayer • 7:00 pm Life Teen

Christmas Party Rosary (Ursuline Chapel): Sunday at 8:30 am Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 11:30 am Tuesday, Thursday at 8:30 am

THIS WEEK AT THE PARISH

November 25, 2018 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday

SS. ROBERT & WILLIAM CATHOLIC PARISH

DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND

367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132 | Phone: 216.731.1515

Join us for the year’s biggest 24-hour charity event #WeGiveCatholic. Can we count on your support on No-vember 27? Plan on rallying your friends and supporting your favorite charity (us!) as part of Northeast Ohio’s Online Day of Catholic Giving. Go to https://www.wegivecatholic. org/organizations/ss-robert-william-parish-and-school to donate

November 27, 2018 #GivingTuesday

Present this to your Beach Club Bistro server

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 From 4:00—9:00 pm, 20% of your dine in food purchases will be donated by BCBistro to:

Ss. Robert & William Parish/School Valid at 21939 Lakeshore Blvd. Euclid, OH 216-731-7499

www.bcbistro.biz RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED May be used for dine-in orders only. Does NOT apply to purchases of any beverages including

alcoholic. No other discounts may be used.

The FJB Blog

St. John of the Cross weekday Mass Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 8 am | Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30 pm

Dear Parishioners,

I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend! I sure did!

This is an odd year when we have a week between Thanksgiving and the start of Advent. This weekend we celebrate Christ the King Sunday, a day in which we recognize Christ as the Supreme and Constant in our lives. Amid all the chaos that we encounter in our everyday life, Christ is the one constant that will be with us always, for eternity! In all honesty, it is the one thing that keeps me focused and allows me to find much Faith, Joy, Hope, and Love in my everyday life.

Faith, Joy, Hope, and Love are themes of Advent and allow us to focus on Jesus as the Light of the World that brings these gifts amidst the darkness of our lives. As you begin your preparation for Christmas I encourage you to take the time to think about how you can use this Advent to spiritually prepare yourself and your family for the celebration of the birth of Christ. We have a program this weekend called Rejoice, and it includes an Advent journal. We also have the Little Blue Books that have become popular for people to use for daily reflections.

Together with St. John of the Cross Parish, we will celebrate our annual Advent Communal Reconciliation Service at St. John of the Cross on Monday evening, December 3, at 6:30 pm. We will join together in prayer, seeking the peace that comes with the endless mercy of our God, and we will also have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please join us in receiving God's forgiveness and grace as we begin to look forward to the coming of Emmanuel —God's most precious act of love and mercy for us. Fr. Thom, Fr. Tim, and I will be there, along with a number of other priests. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this time.

This week we will be holding our annual ANGELS appeal to help raise funds for tuition assistance for the children of our parishioners and community members who attend our school. While it is true that many of our students receive the EDChoice voucher from the state of Ohio, over 150 of our children, mostly parishioners, are required to pay tuition. If not for the generosity of parishioners through funds like the ANGELS appeal, a Catholic education would not be possible for them. Last year our appeal generated about $40,000 in tuition assistance to over 100 students. Thank you! This year we will be participating in #WeGiveCatholic with the Dio-cese of Cleveland. Please read the information elsewhere in the bulletin on how to participate in the #WeGiveCatholic initiative on Giving Tuesday, November 27. In advance, thank you so much for your support of the important work of Catholic education.

With Advent and Christmas coming, here are some important events/happenings in the parish:

• Giving Trees are now up in the Vestibule. We have over 40 families requesting our help with presents and food this Christ-mas. I have noticed that many times the requests for presents are just basic necessities for life such as clothing and household items. I so appreciate your generosity and support of this project. Please take a tag, or two and happy shopping!

• Sr. Dorothy Kazel was a former teacher at St. Robert School who became a missionary and was martyred doing the Lord’s work in El Salvador. I believe her wonderful giving spirit lives on in this year’s recipient of the Alleluia Award. The Sr. Dor-othy Kazel Alleluia Award will be given out next week on December 2 at the 11:00 am Mass. This year’s recipient is a sur-prise. Please plan on attending to honor a very deserving person.

Make it a great week! See you in Church.

Peace,

Fr. John

Let us Pray: To kick off the new church year, we will be offering a beautiful opportunity to grow as a com-munity in our prayer for each other. Beginning No-vember 25, on the feast of Christ the King, you will notice a basket at the entrance of the church where you can write an anonymous prayer intention, and/or pick-up an intention to pray for, which will allow us to pray for each other in a very tangible way and com-fort those who need prayers with the knowledge that they are being prayed for. Many of these intentions will also be brought to those who are homebound and are unable to actively participate in the parish, but desire to remain linked to the parish community by offering their prayers, joys, sufferings, and sacrifices for these intentions. We hope that you will consider adding your intentions, and taking an intention as a way to link our community in prayer.

SRW Outreach *We offer so many thanks to Jay Raddell of Raddell Sausage who was our Celebrity Server at our October Community meal. He graciously joined SRW students in serving the din-ner and visiting with our guests.

November’s Celebrity Server is John Barbish, Mayor of Wickliffe. Come quiet your hearts for the Advent season while enjoying a free hot meal and fellowship. *The Giving Tree is in place, and we thank you in advance for your generosity of gift-giving. Please remember to include the tag with the gift. The deadline for return is Sunday, December 8, 2018. *The monthly food/toiletry collection is December 1-2. Baskets will be placed in the vestibule for your items.

Women’s Fellowship Reservations are now being taken at the rectory, 216.731.1515, for our annual SRW Women’s Fellowship Holiday Brunch to be held Saturday, December 8, 9:00-11:00 AM in the Upper Hall.

We will again be hosting Mrs. Marianne Betters (mother of you-know-who) who always inspires us in personal ways to live out our Advent. Reservations are limited to 60, so please CALL NOW, leaving your name and contact number. Deadline for reservations is December 3.

Ss. Robert and William Catholic School

Teaching Mass

Fr. John invited the SRW preschool students, along with their parents and grandparents, to a “teaching” Mass last week. Fr. John explained each part of the Mass and all of the prayers as the liturgy was celebrated. After Mass, the students were given a tour of “Jesus’ kitchen.” They were able to see where all the sacred vessels are stored and ask questions about the priests’ vestments. Thank you, Fr. John for helping our youngest worshippers gain a better understanding of what happens dur-ing Mass and why.

Have you thought of leaving a legacy, especially for our parish or school? Remember Ss. Robert & William in your will or trust to continue our traditions and education. Contact Fr. John at the Parish Office for more information.

TOTS Preschool Program Registration is now open for the Ss. Robert and William Catho-lic School Tots Preschool Program. This program is designed for 2-3 year old children (must be 2 years old by May 1, 2018) accompanied by an adult, and is an opportunity for children to enjoy a school experience with a familiar adult. The sessions will include arts & crafts, stories, music, small and large motor ac-tivities, and a snack. Sessions are held on Tuesdays and run through 12/18/2018 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM. Each session is $10.00. Come to one or all! Registration is required. Contact Ss. Robert and William Catho-lic School office at 216-731-3060 to register. FAIRLAWN EVENT WITH SCOTT HAHN

Don’t miss a powerful presentation on the riches of our Catholic faith. Scott Hahn will be at the St. Paul Center at St. Hilary

Catholic Church on Saturday, December 8, 2018. The event will run from 9:00 am to 12:15pm.

Register now at https://stpaulcenter.com/fairlawn/.

Advent Communal Penance Service Ss. Robert and William Parish, together with St. John of the Cross Parish, will celebrate our annual Advent Com-munal Reconciliation Service at St. John of the Cross on Monday evening, Dec. 3, at 6:30 pm. We will join together in prayer, seeking the peace that comes with the endless mercy of our God, and will also have the opportunity to cele-brate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please join us in receiving God's forgiveness and grace as we begin to look forward to the coming of Emmanuel —God's most precious act of love and mercy for us.

Are you looking for a traditional nut & poppy seed roll recipe? Inter-ested in learning more about St. Aloysius-St. Agatha’s Church in the City? In need of services for your-self or aging parents? You’ll find that and more in the current issue of Northeast Ohio Catholic. Arriv-ing in homes now! Check out page 13 for the article on the parishes of Ss. Robert & William and St. John of the Cross!

Christmas at Catena’s

SRW

GROUP

BOOMERS AND EXERS

Monday, December 17, 2018 6:00 PM

$20.00 per person Cash bar Contact Renee Barber for more information: [email protected] 216.731.1515 ext. 262

The Collection: for November 18th will be in the December 2nd bulletin Loan Balance: $1,309,723,30 Monthly Loan Payment: $10,580.00

Capital Campaign Total of pledges $2,069,897.16

Total received/posted $925,902.05 Total donors 553

Please consider a donation to help lower our long-term debt. Please call Fr. John or Ellen at the Parish Office at 216.731.1515 or email them at [email protected] or [email protected]. Thank you very much for your continued generosity. Fr. John

PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor [email protected], ext. 228

Fr. Thom Kowatch, Parochial Vicar [email protected] Ext. 229

Fr. Timothy J Roth, Parochial Vicar

[email protected] Ext. 235

Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate [email protected], ext. 262

Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal

[email protected], ext. 243

Martha Dodd, Co-Principal [email protected], ext. 231

Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager


Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance [email protected], ext. 291

Kate Betters, Youth Minister


Ellen Ivory, Director of Discipleship & Development [email protected], ext. 230

Kyle Lorek, Director of Music [email protected], ext. 241

Gail Monroe, Pastoral Associate/DRE


Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director [email protected], ext. 290

Nathan Raddell, Director of Communications


Parish Office Hours: Mon, 8:30 am – 6:45 pm, Tue, Wed & Thu, 8:30 am – 6 pm,

Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132

216.731.1515 216.731.0300 (Fax)

[email protected] www.srweuclid.cc

PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for… Tom Brickman, John McRedmond, Adolph Slabe, Libby Audia, Eileen Baur, Betty Mailander, Esther Zobec, Marti McRedmond, Robert Gallagher, Rose Dibartolomeo, Dakota Miller, Yaminah Ortiz, Curt Jones, Pat Reel, Richard Reel, Andrew Carnes, Jim Schlecht, Sr., Helen Herman, Karen Long, Liza Raddell, Mary Ellen Fellenstein, Anthony Fratino, Harry Krawczyszyn, Ann Nykiel, Thomas Bukovec, Karen A. Waldron, Tony Hocevar, Katie Kalish, Alda Kovalsky, Jean Feiten, Marianne Ellul, Geraldine Hoffert, Janet Cika, Pauline Dutcher, Sharon Kazusky, Grayson Kazusky, Violet DeStefanis, Ann Grossman, Donald Pavlovich, Mary Ann Hudak, Faye Bukovec, James Augustine, Ted Sabat, Christopher Henderson, Rose Leo, Patricia Johnston, Thomas Jirousek, Pauline Krall, John Ellul, Ray Golick, Jeanette Hocevar, Josephine DiTirro, Danita Wells, and all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit. We thank, pray, and ask for God’s blessings for those in the military and safety forces serving our country and community. We offer our deepest sympathy to the families of all those who have lost a loved one. May they know the peace and comfort of God’s love and find strength in the support of our parish community.

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