Parish Pastoral Staff

Reverend John P. Singler, Pastor

Reverend Mike Feldtz, Parochial Vicar

Reverend Robert J. Cole, Retired, In Residence

Deacon Tom Cully, Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Angela Kovic, Music Director

Parish Support Staff

Mrs. Diana Lipfird, Homebound Coordinator

Mr. John Mastandrea, Adult Faith and Education Coordinator

Mrs. Johanna Garr, Religious Education Coordinator

Mr. Bob Sferra, Sacramental Catechetical Leader

Parish Office Staff

Mrs. Janel Abraham

Mrs. Lorri Masie

School Administrative Staff

Mr. Andrew Carner, Principal

Mrs. Sandi Ziegler, Program Coordinator

Mrs. Nancy Kaesgen, Director of Development

School Office Staff

Mrs. Mary Beth Hennessy

Mrs. Diana Zjaba

Parish Mass Schedule

Weekday: 9:00am Monday through Friday

Weekend: 4:00pm Saturday Vigil

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

Holy Day Consult Bulletin

Sacramental Ministries

Baptisms: On Sundays After 11:30am Mass

Reconciliation: Saturdays 3-3:30pm

Seasonal Celebrations

Marriage: Contact Parish Office

Anointing of the Sick: Contact Parish Office

Seasonal Celebration

Communion Calls: Contact Parish Office

Celebrating 166 years of Pastoral Service to the Catholic Community of Berea

Mission Statement

St. Mary is a faith community which worships together, follows the teachings of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives,

evangelizes others by our lives and actions, gives generously of our time and resources in service to others, shows

compassion and love towards one another, provides religious education and works for social justice for all.

Saint Mary Parish

250 Kraft Street, Berea, Ohio 44017-1499

Rectory: 440-243-3877 · FAX: 440-891-9417 · Website: www.stmaryberea.org

6th Sunday of Easter - May 26, 2019 Memorial Day Weekend

Jesus gives us a “new commandment” in the Gospel today, to “love one another.” And what an ap-

propriate follow up to Deacon Tom’s homily last weekend of “what” love could or should look like in our lives?

What “love in action” are you a part of in your daily life? How do others come to “know” Christ through your

words and deeds?

I know you know that when others see what we are doing in the name of Jesus, they will be encour-

aged to go and do the same – to put “love into action.” Others will come to realize that we are in this TO-

GETHER, that is, to love and show love in our actions. EVERY ONE of us is responsible, by the grace of our

baptism, to bring the love of the Lord to the world around us.

So do this and you will live!

It’s Memorial Day on Monday – so please, join us in prayer Monday

at 9am, with your family and faith family to celebrate, honor and

remember ALL who have served and are serving our country in the

Armed Forces!

NO School and the Parish Offices are CLOSED to observe the Holi-

day!

NEXT WEEKEND on Saturday June 1st, we will welcome back to St. Mary, Newly Ordained Permanent

Deacon Matt Harley to celebrate Mass with us and preach at the 4pm Mass. We are thrilled to have him join us

in celebration of his Ordination.

Thanks for making Fr. Martin’s Ordination and Mass of Thanksgiving Weekend such a

truly memorable one for him and for our Parish Family. Fr. Martin and his family were SO EXCITED about

the weekend and ALL that we did to make his Family Celebration on Saturday evening and the Parish Family

Celebration on Sunday such a SUPERB EVENT! Thanks for coming to pray and celebrate! Fr. Martin is taking

some vacation before moving into his new assignment at St. John Vianney Parish in Mentor. His new “job” BE-

GINS on Tuesday, June 11th!

Congratulations, Fr. Martin! May God Bless You!

And THANKS everyone for your generosity in the Sunday Collection. Check out the INFO next weekend about

the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) UPDATE! Prayers and Blessings!

Father John

Weekend of May 26 Sixth Sunday of Easter 4:00 pm Thomas Nicolay Lynn Ksiezyk 7:30 am James McDonnell Kathleen Dorsey 9:30 am George & Margaret Hudak Family 11:30 am Richard Laskan Talarczyk Family

Monday May 27 Easter Weekday Acts 16:11-15 / Jn 15:26-16-4a (291)

9:00 am John E. Singler Karen Kljun Tuesday May 28 Easter Weekday Acts 16:22-34 / Jn 16:5-11 (292)

9:00 am Deceased Members of Kathleen Dorsey McDonnell & Schneider Families

Wednesday May 29 Easter Weekday Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 / Jn 16:12-15 (293)

9:00 am Judy Dunbrack Laubert Family

Thursday May 30 Easter Weekday Acts 18:1-8 / Jn 16:16-20 (294)

9:00 am Jerry Lang Jan Phillipp

Friday May 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16 / Lk 1:39-56 (572)

9:00 am Robert & Phyllis Leek Walt & Fay Sliwa Saturday June 1 Saint Justin, Martyr

Acts 18:23-28 / Jn 16:23b-28 (296)

4:00 pm Joseph Ziegler Dennis & Sandi Ziegler

Sunday June 2 The Ascension of The Lord Acts 1:1-11 / Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13 / Mk 16:15-20 (58)

7:30 am Elizabeth Buganski Karen Kljun 9:30 am Frances Templeman Cons Templeman 11:30 am Michel Abraham Family

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Homebound Ministry

Our Homebound Parishioners are very important to us and we want to make sure their spiritual needs are being met. If you or a friend or family member are homebound and unable to attend Mass, we would like to bring the Eucharist to you in your home. Please call Diana Lipfird, the Home-bound Parishioner Coordinator, at 532-9491 or e-mail her at dlipfird@gmail.com. We will set up a time and day for the Extraordinary Minister to visit that best fits your schedule. If you are an Extraordinary Minister and would like to be part of our team of taking Communion to the homebound, please call Diana at 440-532-9491.

Collection for 5/19/19: $11,044.50

Thank you for ALL the support you give to St. Mary!

Weekend Collection

Please remember in prayer all who are ill or homebound, especially the following:

Jackie Ayala Maggie Armstrong Donna Baker Mary Anne Bialosky James Carney Charles Rita Cifani Carissa Collins William Conroy Candy Corbett Pat Cosiano Doris Crist Jase Dean Elisabeth Denk Hilda Denk Owen Dumm Jim Duncan Gerald Evans Bruce Ferraro Sharon Fisher Brian Follen Joan Foust Betty Glynn Barbara Goebl Doris Grame Geraldine Grant Nancy Grau

Howard Gross Katie Halley Betty Hardman Hanna Kessler Karen Kljun Louise Knapik Kathleen Kolach Colleen Kubek Melanie Kuper Beth Lindenmeier-Dickson Rob Lucas Karen M. Joseph McLaughlin Shem Miller Mike Nichols Leo Oblak Dan Olsen Ed Paschke Carol Rigal James Rollin Ruth Roth Mary Elizabeth Ryba Dean Scott John Serrao Ray Skrovan Jim Sperk Guy Sperk Chet Talarczyk Frank Walsh Chet Yanke

Bulletin Prayer List

In Your Charity

In your charity, please remember the repose

of the soul of Frank Joseph Suppo and Jack

Boyer.

May they rest in eternal peace.

“Table Talk” with Bishop Nelson Perez

Airs Thursday June 20th at 5:00pm on AM1260 The

Rock. Join host Dick Russ for a one-hour conversation

with Bishop Perez including questions submitted by you.

Re-broadcast on Saturday June 22nd at Noon and Sun-

day June 23rd at 1:00pm. Submit your questions to ta-

bletalk@am1260therock.com

Weekend of May 26th Saturday - 3:00pm - Church Confessions

Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:00pm - Chapel Rosary

Tuesday, May 28th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 7:30pm - Church Traditional Choir

Wednesday, May 29th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary

Thursday, May 30th 9:30am - Chapel Rosary 12:00pm - FJG Mtg Rm Tri-City Seniors Pinochle

Friday, May 31st Saturday, June 1st 3:00pm - Church Confessions Sunday, June 2nd 12:30pm - FJG Grounds “Summer Kick-Off Bash” & Raffle Drawing

Parish Events

Mother Teresa

“Ordinary Things with

Extraordinary Love”

Teach your children to pray and pray with

them. Jesus has made Himself the Bread

of Life to give us His life, to become like

Him; so let us be holy like Jesus, full of compassion,

full of humility toward each other; for in loving one

another we love Him. How do we love? Not in big

things but in small things with great love. When the

Little Flower was canonized the Holy Father said: “She

did ordinary things with extraordinary love”

Excerpted from: Love: A Fruit Always in Season Daily Meditations by Mother

Teresa (Ignatius Press 1987)

Family Perspective

“My peace is my gift to you.” In Following the Way

of Love our bishops state: “As the primary teachers of

your children, you impart knowledge of the faith and

help them to acquire values necessary for Christian liv-

ing. Your example is the most effective way to teach.

Sometimes they listen and learn; sometimes they teach

you new ways of believing and understanding. Your

wisdom and theirs come from the same Spirit.” What

do we teach our children about peace, justice and

mercy? How do we model conflict resolution? How

do they see us dealing with stress? Do they see us act

with mercy? Let’s share the gifts of peace and mercy.

Anniversary Wishes

If you will be having a wedding anniversary in the month of MAY and would like your names listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office (440) 243-3877 or email jabraham1@stmaryberea.org

Tom & Dorothy Goebel

May 3rd - 72 years Don & Luci Goebel May 5th - 57 years

Michael & Cindy Surma May 10th - 22 years

Dave & Tracy Justice May 11th - 23 years

Joe & Pat Heinz May 13th - 58 years

Richard & Rose Marie Boll May 24th - 50 years Dick & Arline Vlk

May 25th - 40 years Frank & Shirley Torigoe

May 25th - 45 years Gary & Jayne Brown May 27th - 25 years

Joe & Janel Abraham May 29th - 26 years

Berea Community Meal

The Berea Community Meal is held the last

Wednesday of each month. This community

activity is sponsored by a coalition of area

churches who hope to gather the needy, the

lonely and those who have a heart to serve

them. St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran

Church, located on East Bagley Road pro-

vides the location and chef for the meals.

This month a team of volunteers from St.

Mary’s Social Justice Outreach Committee

will help to set up, serve the meal and clean

up after. We hope to provide a warm wel-

come and the love of Jesus to those that at-

tend. Please keep this outreach ministry and

our volunteers in your prayers.

Please Remember Our Military In Prayer & With Gratitude

SSgt. Jeffrey R. Anzalone—USAF, Hurlburt Field, FL Private 1st Class Nicholas Cozzarin—US Army, Ft. Hood, TX ; Iraq

Warrant Officer 2, Scott Dean—Syria

Sgt. Justin P. Gertsma—USMC, Afghanistan

2nd Class Pvt. Stefan C. Golier—Army, Fort Stewart, GA

SPC Carl Heitz, Army Reserves, Kuwait

1 Lt David J Laubert - US Army 101 ABN Divarty (USA)

Major Theresa M. (Ponstingle) Livingston—Dobbins Air Force Base

Major Leonard J. Livingston, Dobbins Air Force Base

TSGT Zachary McLeish, USAF 76 APS Youngstown Ohio Captain Frank P. Mercurio, Jr.—Ellsworth AFB, SD

Staff Sgt. Stefen Neuwar—Ft. Belvoir, VA

Sr. Airman Anthony J. Phillipp—USAF, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ

Joshua Stark, USAF MA2 Gary L. Stephen—US Navy

LCDR Thomas A. Stephen—US Navy

Todd Vlk - Avionics Technician, Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2 Marine

Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Sgt. Sean M. Walters—US Army Green Berets

Elaine Wisnieski—U.S. Air Force

* * * * * * * * * * * * * Cpl. Brad D. Squires—KIA in Iraq, June 9, 2005

May God bless and keep these brave men and women safely in His care!

Note: please keep the office informed of changes to this list, or if

you have a picture for the board in the Mother Teresa Vestibule.

Music Ministry & Liturgy Notes

By Angela Kovic

Director of Music and Liturgy

SNOW IN MAY?

First off, I want to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day

for this Monday! As we enjoy time with family and friends,

let us also remember all of those who have sacrificed their

lives for the good of our country. We are eternally grateful!

For the liturgical weekend, I have selected a prelude for

9.30am mass that might not seem like it fits for the Easter

season! The hymn, ‘Now the Green Blade Rises,’ is a great

set of text painting the Resurrection of Christ like that of the

return of wheat after the bitter cold of winter. The music,

however, might make you think more of snowstorms before

anything else! Now the Green Blade Rises is set to the tune

of NOËL NOUVELET, which you are probably more fa-

miliar with the Christmas text, ‘Sing We Now of Christ-

mas.’ But that is the flexibility of hymn tunes! As long as a

text has the same number of syllables per line as the tune,

then it can be sung to that music. Be on the lookout: I have

planned something similar to this on Pentecost weekend to

sing out the Easter season with joy!

As we continue to sing this song of praise after communion

each weekend mass, I will continue to include the lyrics so

that all can join in with this hymn!

We worship and adore You,

Bowing down before You.

Songs of praises singing, Hallelujahs ringing.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Amen.

Choir Rehearsal Schedules: Traditional Choir rehearses on

Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. If you are interested in partici-

pating in choir, cantoring, or playing an instrument during

mass, please call or see Mrs. Angela Kovic after mass up in

the loft. The Music Ministry office number is 440.243.3877

ext 27.

Ministry Schedules The Ascension of the Lord - June 2nd

Mass Lector Cantor Extraordinary Ministers Servers 4:00pm J Haas M Columbro (H) M Feigi, M Olsen, R Wesolek M Waters D Canepari (C) C Garr, D Vlk, J Waters C Causey, M E Nichols I Zjaba 7:30am D Reeves K Zanotti (H) M Dober, V Dober, Deacon Tom J Dober C Lindsay (C) B Draves, D Grospitch, M Dober D Sawyer, V Follen J Dober

9:30am C Rose J Schwarz (H) J Abraham, J Abraham, M A Deimling G Abraham D DiSanto (C) C Pacer, P Pacer, J Abraham Deacon Tom, L Richter S Abraham 11:30am B Satow M Schuetz (C) D Bajc, J Bajc, P Harris M Smith P Hickey, D Hickey, A Smith T Morgan, M B Morgan J Diver

St. Mary Catholic School News Corner Educating the Mind, Nurturing the Soul

Mr. Andrew J. Carner, Principal

Our Preschool students celebrated their last day of school

this week. Their teachers were very pleased and proud of

all of them. Their academic and social growth left them

awe! Mrs. Lake, Mrs. Sam, and Mrs. Habian wish all of

their students a happy and safe summer!

During the month of April, our students raised money

for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Pennies for Pa-

tients drive. They Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works

to educate students, and inspire the next generation of can-

cer researchers. Through a classroom collection and com-

petition our entire student body collected over $2,200.00.

First place went to our Third Grade students; collecting

$259.85. These students were awarded an Olive Garden

lunch compliments of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Second place was the Fourth Grade class collecting

$232.11 and third place went to our Sixth Grade class col-

lecting $211.77. Congratulations to all students for raising

funds for such a worthy cause!

SMS Resource Officer Sargent Dan recently came into

the Third Grade classroom for a Q & A session with them

on what they had learned, or had further questions on, from

their drugs and alcohol

Important Dates:

5/27/’19 - Memorial Day / No School

5/28/’19 - No School 5/29/’19 - Right to Read Week /

Bowling Activity

“ Band Practice / 3:30p.m.

5/30/’19 - Gr. 8 vs. Faculty Volleyball Game / 2:00p.m.

“ Eager Artists / 3:30p.m.

5/31/’19 SMS Olympic Day

“ Kindergarten Graduation / 1:45p.m.

“ 8th Grade Graduation Dinner Dance / 6:30p.m.

Summertime Fun

Summer Activities for Kids

Is your family looking for Adventure… St. Mary Cub

Scout Pack 228 has an Invitation for you:

Soon, Pack 228 will be starting our 2019/2020 Scout

Program. Boys and Girls who will be in Kindergarten

through 4th grade are invited to join. Some events in-

clude:

Pinewood Derby Car Race

Rain Gutter Regatta Boat Race

Rocket Blastoff

Hiking and Fishing

Participating in community service projects

AND other outdoor activities

Want to join in the FUN! Contact Rich Noga, Cubmas-

ter at: nogarj@msn.com

Be sure to visit us at the Mobile Climbing Wall at the

“Summer Kick-Off Bash on June 2nd from 1:00p-4:00p

St. Mary - Cub Scout Pack 228