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Saint Mary Parish
250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499
Rectory: 440-243-3877 · FAX: 440-891-9417 · Website: www.stmaryberea.org
Epiphany of The Lord - January 5, 2020
Reflecting on the Gospel
[Living Liturgy, Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis for Sundays and Solemnities 2020, Liturgical Press, Col-
legeville, MN]
The story of the Epiphany, or the visitation of the magi, is told only in Matthew’s Gospel, but like many
other elements of the Nativity story, we’ve likely combined our knowing the story (from Matthew’s point of
view) with that of Luke’s Gospel account; because both Gospels are proclaimed at various celebrations through-
out the Christmas Season.
Matthew’s Gospel – writing to a primarily Jewish Christian audience – makes some pertinent theological
points. He doesn’t reference a number when it comes to these visitors from the East, but that they are non-Jews,
in other words, Gentiles and for Matthew these Gentiles coming to worship Jesus prefigures the conclusion of his
Gospel when the risen Lord will give the commandment to the 11 disciples to go out to all the nations (meaning
to the Gentiles), teaching them and baptizing them. Matthew doesn’t mention these visitors from the east as
kings either; but as magi (which was a class of priests from Persia- modern-day Iran). The gifts they bring, how-
ever, do represent royalty, so that’s perhaps why we picture these visitors from the East to be kings. Another
pertinent theological point is that the magi “saw the child with Mary his mother.” Remember, King Herod or-
dered the slaughter of all male children based on when the star initially appeared.
So what does the story tell us or rather, teach us today? The magi represent all those who are not part
of the “in” crowd. Rather, these foreigners who do not know Jesus come to worship him before anyone else.
They recognize the signs of nature that something significant has happened and they seek it out, teaching us to
look up and look beyond and see!
Enter the journey this New Year 2020 with a (perfect) vision of hope: hope for peace and understand-
ing, hope for endurance and mercy in the midst of trial and happiness. Enter the journey this New Year 2020
with a (perfect) vision of desire: desire to live in the Light of the Lord by offering your presents – your presence
at weekly Mass, at Worship, at Devotions, at Meetings, at School, at Work, on the field, in the store, at the mar-
ket; desire to reveal the Light of the Lord by your presence and peace.
Happy New Year!
Many THANKS for your GENEROSITY and CHARITY in the Christmas and Holiday Collections! May
your kindness be returned a hundredfold. Happy New 2020 Year!
Weekend of January 5 Epiphany of The Lord
4:00 pm In Thanksgiving Dave & Diane Redella 7:30 am Alice Moritz Bill & Penny Stockdale 9:30 am For All Parishioners - Living and Deceased 11:30 am Kathleen Rippin Family
Monday January 6 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 3:22-4.6 / Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (212)
9:00 am Lucille Reffert Daughter
Tuesday January 7 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 4:7-10 / Mk 6:34-44 (213)
9:00 am Harnegie Families J Phillipp
Wednesday January 8 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 4:11-18 / Mk 6:45-52 (214)
9:00 am For All Parishioners Living & Deceased Thursday January 9 Christmas Weekday
1 Jn 4:19-5:4 / Lk 4:14-22 (215) 9:00 am Ray Skrovan Family
Friday January 10 Christmas Weekday
1 Jn 5:5-13 / Lk 5:12-16 (216)
9:00 am Norbert Reffert Daughter
Saturday January 11 Christmas Weekday 1 Jn 5:14-2 / Jn 3:22-30 (217) 4:00 pm Robert Miles Special Intention
Sunday January 12 Baptism of The Lord Is 42:1-4, 6-7 / Acts 10:34-3 / Mt 3:13-17 (21)
7:30 am For All Parishioners Living & Deceased
Mass Schedule and Intentions
Collection for the week of: 12/15/19: $9,761.83 12/22/19: $10,877.50
Thank You for ALL the support you give St. Mary.
Due to the early submission of the bulletin - the Christ-mas Collection will be available in the next bulletin.
Weekend Collection
Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following:
Sandra Conroy Candy Corbett Katie D’Angelo Susan Gilbert Stefan Golier Nancy Grau Gerri Irvin
James Kendro Karen Kljun Genie Kutolowski Patricia Livengood Michael Lubrano Alicia Oblander Marge Noland Jim Sperk Guy Sperk Chet Talarczyk Mary Tosca
Bulletin Prayer List
St. Mary Church now provides Electronic Giving - Electronic
Giving allows our parishioners to give easily and is a safe way
to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is
easy - Visit our website:
www.stmaryberea.org
Click on the VANCO Link to get started!
The Mass Book for 2020 is now open for scheduling your Mass Intentions.
Daily 9:00am & Weekend Mass times available in January & February 2020.
Contact the Office to schedule or submit your re-quest in writing - please include a phone number in case we need to contact you. We will do our best to accommodate your requests.
Care Ministry to the
We want to meet the needs of ALL our parishioners and
their family members. That is why our Homebound
Parishioners are so very important to us. We would like
to visit them, call them, send them a card… whatever
they may need. We have a Ministry of several Extraor-
dinary Ministers of Holy Communion who would be
very happy to bring Communion to anyone who may
be homebound, please call the Parish Office to arrange.
If you are a Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
and would like to join this Ministry to the sick and
homebound, please let us know be calling the parish
office (440) 243-3877 or be emailing:
Catholic Cemeteries Association
Free Monthly Grief Support Groups
God has seen your tears and heard your prayers. You are not
meant to walk this journey of grief alone. Please join us in
our friendly, safe, and comforting groups that meet at 3:00pm
on the 3rd Sunday of each month in six of our cemetery office
locations throughout the diocese. Find comfort, enlighten-
ment, fellowship. Next meeting is January 19th - Topic: “He
Makes All Things New”. For more details, visit
www.clecem.org or Contact Rhonda at [email protected]
or (216) 930-4866.
Weekend of January 5th Saturday - 3:00pm - Church Confessions Sunday - 9:30am - Chapel Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Monday, January 6th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:00pm - Church Baptism Class 7:00pm - Chapel Rosary
Tuesday, January 7th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:30pm - Church Traditional Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, January 8th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 6:00pm - FJG Peer Group Counseling
Thursday, January 9th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Pinochle Club 7:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Men & Women’s Group
Friday, January 10th
Saturday, January 11th 3:00pm - Church Confessions 6:00pm - FJG St Mary Athletics: Night at The Races
Sunday, January 12th - Sacramental Sunday 9:30am - Chapel Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Parish Events
Mother Teresa
“The Treasure I have...”
The treasure I have, I want to give to you,
but I cannot. I can pray for you that you
may have the courage to receive it, because
faith is a gift of God, that great gift of God
that he has given to us in Holy Communion, to satisfy
our hunger, because we have been created in the image
of god.
Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother
Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987)
Family Perspective
Herod was frightened of Jesus. He feared Jesus would
replace him and he would lose control. In families fear
appears when we are threatened by what is out of our
control. We fret but it does us no good. Give these
situations to the Lord and let Him lead us like He led the
Magi.
In Your Charity
In your charity, please remember the
repose of the souls of Elizabeth Molnar,
Robert Miles and Ray Ilko.
May they rest in eternal peace.
Anniversary Wishes If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of
JANUARY and would like your names listed in the bulletin,
please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email
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YOUNG ADULT
“BUSY PERSON RETREAT”
Take some time at the “Rest Area” to ensure you’re on the right path. Let our keynote speaker inspire you to go father; let our spiritual directors help you get there. $30 includes: Keynote and Orientation on January 22 plus individual spiritual direction on the following four Wednesday evenings.
Keynote Speaker: Sr. Jenny Zimmerman SND, Jan 22nd
Individual Spiritual Direction: Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12 & 19
All sessions at St. Mary Church
http://busy-person-retreat.eventbrite.com [email protected]
Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes
By Angela Kovic
Director of Music and Liturgy
EUREKA!
The word ‘epiphany’ is defined in the dictionary as a
moment of sudden revelation. It comes from the
Greek verb ‘phainein,’ which was used to describe
the appearance of a deity to humankind. What a
perfect word to describe how the three wise men felt
when they followed a bright star, based on the pre-
diction of a prophet long ago, and actually found
the new King of Jerusalem in the feed trough of a
barn. What an amazing show of faith, and to be
rightfully rewarded! In a way, we are the magi of
this century. We have heard the stories and read the
prophecies from those long ago, and now it is our
turn to have faith that we will see Jesus’ second com-
ing. Are you keeping your eyes open so that you will
be ready when he returns? Even the faith of a mus-
tard seed can move mountains, so don’t let your
heart waiver in your love for our Lord and King!
On another note, this Sunday the 5th is Devin and
my first wedding anniversary! It’s amazing how fast a
year has gone, and what a beautiful year it has been!
I couldn’t be happier where I am in life right now.
Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir meets
to rehearse on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. If you
are interested in participating in choir, cantoring, or
playing an instrument during mass, please call or see
Mrs. Angela Kovic after mass up in the loft. The Mu-
sic Ministry office number is 440.243.3877 ext 27,
and the email is [email protected]
Ministry Schedules Baptism of The Lord - January 12th
Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4:00pm J Pae S Scanlon (H) S Lewis, A Beatty, D Beatty, C Beatty M Olsen, D Vlk K Zanotti I Zjaba
7:30am D Reeves K Zanotti (H) P Flandera, C Petitto, M Smith V Follen, L Madzy J Waters
9:30am C DiSanto S Ward (H) C Garr, Deacon Tom, P Hultquist, E Garr R Straub, T Morgan D Oravets M Lubrano 11:30am M Joseph P Hickey (H) J Abraham, J Abraham, R Davenport, S Abraham Deacon Tom, M Lawler J Abraham
Music Ministry Is a very special addition to Mass at St. Mary. Music is played before Mass, ac-companies the Assembly at Mass and inspires us to worship faithfully.
Cantors: Sing the Responsorial Psalm, the Gospel Acclama-tion and lead Mass parts. Must audition for this position and Cantors are used throughout the year at Weekend Masses, Holy Days and Special Celebrations.
Adult Traditional Choir: In session from Labor Day through Pentecost Sunday. Choir practice is held on Tues-days from 7:30pm - 9:00pm. To join, you must be an adult or at least high school age. It would be helpful (but not required) if choir members can read music. Our Adult Choir sings at 9:30am Mass and for all holy days and special Masses
Youth Choir: Currently NOT in session, but can be with enough interest! Open to all students from 5th grade through 8th grade in the Day School and PSR Program. The Youth choir sings at the 11:30am Mass on Sundays and Holy Days (as scheduled) and Youth Choir practice is held on Tuesdays from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.
Funeral Choir/Ministry: Welcome and greets families at Funerals, ushers, serves and sings at all Funeral Masses held at St. Mary. Senior Adults are Needed for this Ministry as Greeters, Ushers, Servers and small-group Choir Contact: Angela Kovic: [email protected]
Parish Ministry Spotlight: Celebrating
Did you attend our 2nd Annual Parish Ministry Fair? If not - check out the Parish Ministry Spotlight to see what Ministry God may be calling you to bring your Time, Talents and Treasure to
YETI (Youth-Engagement-Teen Initiative)
YETI is a comprehensive Youth Ministry program for all jun-
ior high and high school teens Grades 7th - 12th. Designed
by teens for teens - YETI allows young adults to stay con-
nected to their faith, their Parish and their friends.
We welcome new faces! Come check out YETI and
make a BIG FOOTPRINT!
Contact Chris Garr: [email protected]
Religious Education News
Question regarding PSR and Sacramental Preparation:
Contact: Johanna Garr
Next Sacramental Class: Sun, January 12, 2020
Location: Garrity Center
2nd
Grade: 9:30 am Mass, 10:30 am class
8th Grade: 9:30 am Mass, 6 pm class
** Turn In: Confirmation name & sponsor form.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Come enjoy the gospel through pictures and activities!
All little ones Kindergarten and younger are
invited. Sundays, during 9:30 am Mass in the
Chapel. Contact: Kari Novak
St. Mary Catholic School News Corner Educating the Mind, Nurturing the Soul
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a
blessed and restful Christmas and I wish all
of you a happy and healthy 2020.
Please mark your calendars for Catholic
Schools Week, which will be celebrated
January 26th through January 31st. We will kick off
our celebration on Sunday, January 26th with our An-
nual Open House 12:30p.m.-2:30p.m.
During the rest of the week, we will have other special
events for the students and their families. Catholic
Schools Week will conclude with the SMS PTO Family
Dance/Ice Cream Social in the school gym on Friday,
January 31st. Watch the bulletin & your emails for
more information about Catholic Schools Week that
will be sent out later this month.
Just before the students Christmas break, Mrs. Dober’s
Kindergarten class outfitted their Dash robots with rein-
deer costumes. The children used Block Coding to pro-
gram their Dash robot to drive to a picture of a house
that was placed in the classroom so Santa could deliver
the presents. The students also meas-
ured the path it needed to take and
then put the distance into the code.
They also added jingle bells and other
Christmas sounds. Quite impressive
for five year olds!!
Important Dates to Remember:
1/14/20 Chess Club – 7:30a.m.
Student Council – 8:00a.m.
All School Mass - 10:00a.m.
1/15/20 Sewing Club – 3:30p.m.
1/16/20 Band Practice – 3:30p.m.
Lego Club – 3:30p.m.
1/18/20 Power of the Pen – 3:30p.m.
1/19/20 Night at the Races – 6:00p.m.
