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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH LORAIN, OH
Back in the 1860’s the children of Edmond Dwyer of County Limerick came to the United States to live. They sent back a portion of their earnings to support their “Da,” but it was not very much, and it did not always reach him regularly.
In June 1870 Edmond wrote to his son, Tom, in Corning telling him that he had been ill and was out of funds. He had written him earlier for help but had received no answer thus far.
“I am very angry with you,” said the old man, “for not sending me the money. I suppose you are go-ing to close upon it and let me live on the pension as it falls due, after mention to me that you would send it me according as I might want it. Now I want it badly and never wanted it more, as I want to buy a bed and clothes. I bought none for the last seven years but shoes and a hat. The hat cost me only six shillings, but getting them from friends. This is the last time I will write you to send me ten pound, and if not I will curse you while I live and getting in the poor house and die there!”
A strong Irish threat to a (supposedly) selfish son! Despite the threat, Edmond signed the letter: “I am yours truly and affectionate, Father, Ed-mond Dwyer.” As Holy Family Sunday should remind us, “Blood is thicker than water.”
“… My son, take care of your father when he is
old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his
mind fails, be considerate with him.” (Sirach, 3:12-13. Today’s first reading.)
~Rev. Edward J Smith
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:00 pm • Sunday: 10:00 am
WEEKDAYS Monday & Tuesday: 8:30 am
HOLY DAY MASSES Consult your weekly bulletin.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS 440-288-0106 • www.stanthonylorain.org Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Wednesday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS CONFESSION: Saturday 3:00 pm or by appt. BAPTISM: Call the Parish Office to register.
Baptisms will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month
MARRIAGE: Parishioners only. Call at least 6 months in advance.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call the Parish Office
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION
(PSR) Grades 1−8 meet in school on Monday at 6:15 pm
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 440-288-2155 • www.stanthonylorain.org
Joseph M. Akosi, School Principal • ext 232 [email protected]
Lisa Stefan, Secretary • ext. 231 [email protected]
PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Edward J. Smith, Pastor • ext. 248
Father Thomas Sanders, OSB, Weekend Associate
Deacon Paul Heise Deacon James Stewart (retired) Andy Andino, Music Minister [email protected]
Eric Gilles, Maintenance Supervisor
[email protected] Kim Kuhn, Parish Secretary • ext. 221
[email protected] Diana Lesiecki, Business Manager [email protected]
Kathleen Obermiller, Communications Director [email protected]
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 Sunday: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9, [7a, 8a] or Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4 -5 [cf. 1]/Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 Monday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29--3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42 Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2a]/Jn 1:43-51 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38 Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
DONATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE In memory of Harold “Mickey” Bainbridge for St. Anthony Church by Grace DiGiandomenico.
Sunday - December 31 - 7th Sunday in the Octave
of the Nativity of the Lord 10:00 am - †Richard P. Garcia Requested by: Family
Monday - January 1 - Mary, the Holy Mother
of God
8:30 am - †Diane Trebonik Requested by: James & Martha
McBennett
Tuesday - January 2 - Sts. Basil the Great &
Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops &
Doctors of the Church
8:30 am - Living & Deceased of the Parish
Saturday - January 6 - St. Andre Bessette,
Religious
4:00 pm - † Ed & Virginia Roak Requested by: Joe Rizzo
Sunday - January 7 - The Epiphany of the Lord 10:00 am - †Albert & Helen Jancsura Requested by: Gary & Marcie Cooper
MASS SERVERS FOR JANUARY 6TH & 7TH
Saturday, 1/06- 4 pm David Kelling, Isabella Thomas-Friend,
Matthew Vidovich
Sunday, 1/07 - 10 am Parker Kopronica, Nathan & Peyton Kopronica
DECEMBER 31, 2017 THE HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY
OFFERTORY REPORT Amount Budgeted Weekly……............... $4,807.69
Sunday Collection (12/10/17)…………...$5,524.50
Sunday Collection (12/17/17)…………...$5,354.00
7/1/17 to Date over/(under) Budget…….($3,761.97)
MY GIFT TO GOD REFLECTS HIS GENEROSITY TO ME.
JANUARY 1ST IS NOT A HOLY DAY! Since the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God falls on a Monday this year, the Holy Day is suspended. There will be one mass on Monday, January 1st
at 8:30 am but it is NOT a Holy Day of
Obligation.
CONFIRMATION PREP Just a reminder . . . preparation for the
sacrament of Confirmation will begin
next Sunday, January 7th, with manda-
tory weekly Mass at 8:30 am at St. Teresa of
Avila Church and Confirmation prep class fol-
lowing immediately after for 90 minutes in the
Hall. Classes will be condensed over 9 weeks end-
ing on Sunday, March 4th, prior to Confirmation on
March 11, 2018 celebrated at St. Thomas Parish.
Attendance is required at each session. Readiness
for Confirmation is completely separate from PSR.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH LORAIN, OH
ADORATION CHAPEL “Eucharistic Adoration is the greatest of actions. To adore is to share the life of Mary on earth when she adored the Word
Incarnate in her Virginal Womb; when she adored Him in the crib . . . The Eucharist is the link that binds the Christian family together. Take away the Eucharist and you have no brotherliness left.”
~St. Peter Julian Eymard
“Jesus Christ is truly Emmanuel, God-with-us from His Incarnation until the end of time. And He is this in a particular intense and hidden way in the mystery of His continual Presence in the Eucharist. What vital strength what consolation, what firm hope is discovered in contemplating the mystery of the Eucharist. It is God-with-us that enables us to share His life and impels us to go out to evangelize the world; to sanctify it.”
~St. John Paul II
PRO LIFE THOUGHT OF THE WEEK God told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you
apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the na-
tions.” God has a plan for every baby He sends into the world. From the moment of conception a preborn child is a human being with a distinct pur-pose. Abortion stops God’s plan for that child and the future of America.
1305 E. ERIE AVENUE LORAIN, OH 44052-2226
PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Call the Parish Office if you would like to add someone to this list. Please notify us when to remove the name. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Call the “Prayer Line” for immediate prayer requests, Georgianna: 440-288-1644 or Dee: 440-984-3874
Gilbert Amador Lindsey Marie Ballas Loretta Bliss
Gary Butchko Lynn Coscho Ann Cusella
Jerry Donovan Anna Mae Ebinger Bea Ellis
Judy Foltin Bea Giacobbe Fr. John Raphael Hadnagy, OFM Conv
Tim Haupt Ralph Koontz Nancy Kurianowicz
Ann Marshall Betty McGinley Ellen Morgan
Victor Munoz Mary Nazario Nick Penick
Emily Raddell Elizabeth Savinsky Amy Schmidt
Elmer Schneider Marie Schweinberg George Simonovich
Celia Stanislaw Brian Stawicki Deacon Jim Stewart
Rick Teaman Stacie Velasquez Peg Young
DECEMBER 31, 2017 THE HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY
Weekly Activities SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE!
1:30 pm - Paduan Travelers Rocksino Trip
MONDAY, JANUARY 1 7:30 pm - New Life Prayer Group (Adoration Chapel)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 9:00 am - Pierogi Production (Social Hall)
3:30 pm - Basketball Practice (Gym)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 3:00 pm - Basketball Practice (Gym)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 3:30 pm - Basketball Practice (Gym)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 3:00 pm - Divine Mercy Holy Hour (Adoration Chapel)
4:00 pm - Basketball Practice (Gym)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 10:00 am - CYO Basketball Games (Gym)
10:00 am - Marathon of Rosaries (Adoration Chapel)
6:00 pm - First Saturday Monthly Dinner (Social Hall)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 1:00 pm - CYO Basketball Games (Gym)
THE PARISH OFFICE
will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd
SCHOOL WILL RESUME on Wednesday, January 3rd.
Join us NEXT Saturday, January 6th, after the 4 pm Mass
The menu will be a Hungarian Platter with cabbage rolls and paprikash,
green beans with bacon and onion, salad, dinner rolls
& Black Forest Texas Sheet Cake with a beverage.
The cost of each dinner will be only $10.
Dine in or Carry out
Please sign up at all church doors or call the Parish Office,
440-288-0106, to give us a count.
You may pay at the door. Hope to see you there!
Please join us NEXT
Saturday, January 6th
from 10:00 am-3:30 pm,
for our
Marathon of Rosaries to
Save the Unborn.
We will begin a
rosary every half hour.
The final 3:30 pm rosary
will be prayed in the church
before 4:00 pm Mass.
All are Welcome!
THANK YOU! Our Christmas giving pro-gram “Be the Light: Share your Blessings” brought in from the Parish $1,300.00. Because of this, we were able to pay out all the money and help 15 school/parishioner families. Thank you for your generosity in helping our very own. God Bless You ALL!
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT REQUEST
NAME _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH LORAIN, OH
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ...are available by request only. You can call the parish office, email [email protected] or return the coupon below. All statements will be mailed. Please make sure we have your correct address when requesting.
