PARISH STAFF Fr. Joseph Seebauer, Pastor jseebauer.ccofbedford@gmail.com

Fr. Isidore Munishi, Pastoral Associate

Rev. Mr. Bill Starkey, Deacon

Louise Martin, Pastoral Associate

Verna Hudak, Secretary

Coeli Ingold, Music Director

Robert Vano, Business Manager

Kathy Yurichak, Bulletin Editor

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.

RECONCILIATION Confessions will be heard on

Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

before the 4:00 p.m. Mass

and also by appointment.

BAPTISM For information, please contact the

rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday

between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

MARRIAGE For information, please contact the

rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday

between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

MARCH 3, 2019 8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

340 UNION STREET BEDFORD, OHIO 44146

PHONE: 440-359-8205 • FAX: 440-359-0727

WEBSITE: www.saintmarybedford.org

OFFICE HOURS: WED. & THURS. 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass Intentions—Saint Mary

Saturday, March 2nd 4:00 p.m. ………....……..… Deceased members of the

Maire and Downs Families

Sunday, March 3rd 9:15 a.m. …................. Living & Deceased Parishioners

Wednesday, March 6th—ASH WEDNESDAY 7:30 a.m. - Rosary

STATIONS OF THE CROSS after Mass 8:00 a.m. …..….…….. Living & Deceased Parishioners 4:00 p.m. …………….…………………….. John Kelly

Thursday, March 7th 7:30 a.m. - Rosary

8:00 a.m. ………………………...……..… Andrew Jus Novena to the Miraculous Medal

Saturday, March 9th

4:00 p.m. ……………………………..… Stan Koci, Sr.

Sunday, March 10th 9:15 a.m. …......................................... Mayme Savarino If the Mass is for your intention, and you would like to take the gifts up to the altar, please let an usher know before Mass.

Mass Intentions—Our Lady of Hope

Monday, March 4th 8:00 a.m. .…………………....………… Michael Opalko

Tuesday, March 5th

NO MASS

Wednesday, March 6th—ASH WEDNESDAY 12:15 p.m. ………………...…… Poor Souls in Purgatory 7:00 p.m. ………………………..……. Dorothy Koutnik

Friday, March 8th

8:00 a.m. …………………...…………….. Fileno Silveri

Sunday, March 10th 11:00 a.m. ………........................ Aldec & Panis Families

Parish Support for 2/24/2019

Regular Collection $2066.00 Parish Improvement $ 800.10 TOTAL $2866.10

MASS COUNTS SM: 4 pm—149; 9:15 am—117 Total—266 OLH: 4 pm—139; 11 am—161 Total—300

Thank you for your continued generosity

Please Remember In Your Prayers . . .

Sam Alesci, Josephine Augusta, Pat Battaglia, Gen Cannella, Andrew Cigany, Albert Ciprian, JoAnn Conway, Alice Cotter, Dick Dolan, Helen Druso, Trish Duncan, Darillinn Grubbs, Mary Hills, Dolores P. Hovan, Ken Hudak, Helen Husky, Leonard Iacco, Carol Kainec, Matt Kish, Donna Kontur, Cindy Lowe, Wiletta Lynch, Jackie Maire, Ryan Martin, Marcy Nero, Delores Nose, Lucille Novak, Allan Ochwat, Dolores Parker, Agnes Pekar, Conner Press, Casimina Radicelli, Sister Patricia Raelene, Margaret Sacco, Bill Salettel, Charles Saraniti, Anna Marie Slaby, Pete & Rosalie Scimone, Veronica Sebastian, Lois St. John, LueRean Talley, Mary Ann Taylor, Maddie Timm, Walt Wawro, Carl Wilson Jr., Loretta Yarish, Gwen Yates, Patricia Zak We respect people’s privacy. Please get permission from the family before asking us to add someone to the Prayer List.

SAINT MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BEDFORD, OH

LENTEN FISH FRIES

Our Lenten Fish Fries begin this coming Friday, March 8th, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Social Center. The menu includes fish, shrimp, combos, macaroni and cheese and pierogis.

TUESDAY MORNING MASSES If you would like to attend morning Mass on the Tuesdays that we will not have Mass, below is a list of the surrounding parishes’ Mass times: St. Monica, Garfield Hts.—8:00 a.m St. Martin of Tours, Maple Hts.—7:30 a.m. SS Cosmos & Damian, Twinsburg—8:30 a.m. St. Rita, Solon—8:45 a.m. St. Barnabas, Northfield—7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Macedonia—8:30 a.m.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Married Couples Weekend: Tired of dull winter weekends? Try the Super Weekend! A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a positive, simple, common sense experience for a husband and wife who want to put a breath of fresh air into their mar-riage. Personal Testimony: "Our love was made fresh.” The next area Weekend is April 26-28, 2019 at the Homewood Suites in Solon. To register call 330-305-9963 or register online at www.Great-Marriages Ohio.org.

Stations of the Cross will be said every Wednesday during Lent after

the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MARCH 3, 2019

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear Parishioners, I want to thank everyone who donated to the Saint Mary/Our Lady of Hope St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry special collection. We were collecting mon-ey to offset some of the costs for refurbishing the classroom at Our Lady of Hope School which hous-es the new Food Pantry. We put in a new floor, new wiring, and gave it a fresh coat of paint. Shelving units from the old St. Mary Food Pantry and the Our Lady of Hope Food Pantry were transferred to the new space. Freezers and refrigerators from St. Mary and Our Lady of Hope were also moved into the renovated room. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped move furniture and who did maintenance work to get the pantry up and running. Once we put the new signage up directing people where to go on the property, we will have an open house for all the parishioners. The special collection raised $9,331 for infrastructure for our new Food Pantry. Thanks to all for your generosity! This Wednesday we celebrate one of the most sol-emn days on the liturgical calendar, and probably one of the most attended Masses of the year, not including Christmas and Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season which ends at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. The word “lent” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for springtime, “lencten,” which describes the grad-ual lengthening of daylight after the winter solstice. Going back to the early days of the Church, the Lenten season spanned 40 days in imitation of Je-sus’ 40 days in the desert where he was tempted by Satan, Moses’ 40 days on Mount Sinai, and the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert. We begin our Lenten retreat by receiving ashes on our forehead, when we will hear one of two acclama-tions: “Repent and believe in the Gospel,” or “Remember that you are dust and to dust you will return.” Saint Mary and Our Lady of Hope will have a combined four Masses on Ash Wednesday to try and accommodate everyone’s busy schedule. Please check the bulletin and Mass calendar for times.

Have a blessed beginning of Lent. Father Joe

THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY

TUESDAY, MARCH 5th 12:00 p.m. AmVets Meeting CR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th ASH WEDNESDAY— Masses at 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 7th 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal C

FRIDAY, MARCH 8th 9:45 a.m. Scripture Study CR 5:00 p.m. Fish Fry SC

SATURDAY, MARCH 9th 9:00 a.m. Amen’s Breakfast @ Dolphin

MEN’S LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION - REMAINING FAITHFUL IN DIFFICULT TIMES Join us Saturday, March 9th from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Fr. Neil Kookoothe and Joe D’Ambrosio are coming to Resurrection Parish to share their real-life experiences of what it means to remain faithful in the midst of utter difficulty. Fr. Kookoothe is a Cath-olic priest, lawyer, nurse, and advocate for the social justice issue of wrongful conviction. Mr. D’Ambrosio is a victim of wrongful conviction. Their story is in-credibly moving and eye opening. The day will in-clude lunch, afternoon witness talks and an oppor-tunity for conversation. Give yourself the gift of a late morning and early afternoon this Lent to focus on what really matters!!! The cost is $18.00 per person, which includes lunch.

LENTEN DVD JOURNEY Filmed on location in the Holy Land, “No Greater Love” is a five-part video pilgrimage guiding you through the last hours of Christ’s life. You will walk step-by-step with Jesus from the Garden of Gethsem-ane to the mount of Calvary. Biblical experts reveal how Old Testament prophecies, biblical symbolism and historical context shed light on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death. The series also unpacks commonly misunderstood sayings of Jesus such as “Father if it be possible, let this cup pass”. Was Je-sus thinking of backing out at the last minute? Please join us on the following Tuesdays during lent at 1:00 p.m.: March 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 9, at Our Lady of Hope Church. For more information please call Louise at 440-232-8166.