St. Ladislas Parish

2345 Basse Rd Westlake, Ohio 44145

(440) 835-2300 Fax: (440) 835-5895

Rev. Donald E. Snyder, Pastor Ext. 21 desnyder@stlads.org Deacon John Travis, Ext.27 jtravis@stlads.org Sr. Johnica D’Amico, S.N.D. Dir. of Religious Education Ext. 29 jdamico@stlads.org Sr. Mary Joan Grisez, O.S.U. Music Director Ext. 26 mjoan@stlads.org Mary Ellen Downs, Ministry of C.A.R.E Ext. 28 medowns@stlads.org Bill Anderer and Barbara Sivak

Parish Council Co-Chairs

Sr. Marilyn Zgonc, S.N.D., Ministry of C.A.R.E Ext. 25 mzgonc@stlads.org Robert C Hertl, Pastoral Associate Ext. 24 bhertl@stlads.org Pam Kestner, Pastoral Associate Ext. 31 pkestner@stlads.org Amanda Naujoks, Youth Minister Ext. 35 amandanojokes@yahoo.com Mike McClain, Office Manager Ext. 10 mmcclain@stlads.org

Michael Bryda, Business Manager Ext. 34 mbryda@stlads.org Therese McGreal, Secretary Ext. 20 tmcgreal@stlads.org Pam Heckman, Bookkeeper Ext. 22 pheckman@stlads.org People Engagement Office Ext.16

M S Saturdays 5:00 p.m. Sundays 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m.

Holy days and Holidays Please Reference bulle n

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Reconcilia on: Sat. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Blessed Sacrament Chapel: Visita on during office hrs. Bap sm: Please contact parish office 6 months before the expected birth of your child for prepara on.

Marriage: Please consult with the Pastor at least 6 months before the desired date is set. Catechumenate: Spiritual growth for any adult seeking to become a Catholic Chris an. Call the office. Parish Membership: Families in the parish boundaries west of Canterbury Road, should register by calling the parish office to set up a mee ng with a staff member.

Parish Staff

Telephone: (440) 835-2300 Fax: (440) 835-5895

E Mail: stlads@stlads.org Website: www.stlads.org

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Please notify the office of any change of address

Nursing Home Schedule Sunday 4/26 10am Rae Ann Suburban - Communion Serv. Rae Ann Westlake - Communion Serv. Lutheran Home - Communion Serv. Lutheran Home - Distrib. Communion Monday 4/27 2pm Brighton Gardens - Rosary/Communion Tuesday 4/28 10:15am The Belvedere - Rosary/Communion Wed. 4/29 10am Rae Ann Westlake - Rosary/Communion 10:30am Devon Oaks - Rosary/Communion Fri. 4/30 10:30am Orchards of Westlake - Communion Serv.

Please pray for the recently deceased, who were buried from our Parish

Kathryn Flanagan Phyllis Pazderak AnnaMae Pratt Helen Stanek

The Nursing home Schedule for May through August, 2015 was E-Mailed this week. Please check to see if you received it. If you did not,

please call Sr. Marilyn with your current Email Address.

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II Sarah Hamski & Zakary Jester

Saturday, April 25th 2:00pm

Janet Bla & Ronald Windahall Wedding

5:00pm Nancy Clancy

Sunday, April 26th 9:00am

Parishioners & Friends 11:00am

Deceased Members of the Castro & Curatolo Families

Monday, April 27th 8:30am

Dave O’Neill Tuesday, April 28th

8:30am Marie & Frank Kaltenmark

Wednesday, April 29th 8:30am

Paul Larson Thursday, April 30th

8:30am Eleanor Tober

Friday, May 1st 8:30am

Father’s Memorial Saturday, May 2nd

5:00pm Dan Mulligan

Sunday, May 3rd 9:00am

Macaria & Dr. Ted Mabini 11:00am

Parishioners & Friends

For 4/19 Weekly Offering Local Sunday: $9,432 $269 Faith Direct: $4,472 $139 Totals: $13,904 $408

Thank You!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8;Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 — 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32;1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Fourth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2015 The glory of God is humanity fully alive.

—St. Irenaeus

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — There is no salva on through anyone else (Acts 4:8-12).

Psalm — The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone (Psalm 118).

Second Reading — See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2).

Gospel — The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11-18). The English transla on of the Psalm Responses from the Lec onary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna onal Commis-sion on English in the Liturgy Corpora on. All rights reserved.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD

This Fourth Sunday of Easter is tradi onally referred to as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Today we listen to the words of the Lord as he refers to himself as the “good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.” It is some mes so difficult for us to grasp the reality that anyone would lay down his or her own life for the sake of someone else. This is especially true in a society that places high value on power and personal advancement, o en at the cost of “trampling” on other people in order to climb the ladder. Today’s scriptures point to the one we are called to emulate—the one who lays down his life for his sheep. Today’s scriptures challenge us to discover ways to bring life to those around us—to build up rather than to tear down. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Easter; World Day of Prayer for Voca ons Tuesday: St. Peter Chanel; St. Louis Grignion de Mon ort Wednesday: St. Catherine of Siena Thursday: St. Pius V Friday: St. Joseph the Worker; First Friday Saturday: St. Athanasius; First Saturday

PARISH COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sat. 4/25 Jump for Wellness 9:00 am Cheap$kate Dinner Mee ng 9:30 am Retreat Day for Children 10:00 am Bla & Windahall Wedding 2:00 pm Mother’s Day Memorial Enrollment 4p Vigil Mass 5:00 pm Sun. 4/26 Mother’s Day Memorial Enrollment 8:30 am Sunday Mass 9:00 am Sunday Mass 11:00 am Family Communion Breakfast 12:00 pm Margaret Laurene Kirkholder Bap sm 12:00 pm Mon. 4/27 Funeral Choir Rehearsal and Lunch 10:30am First Communion Prac ce For 5pm Mass 4:00 pm Help! My Family Isn’t Catholic Anymore! 7:00 pm Tues. 4/28 First Communion Prac ce For 9am Mass4:00 pm Caritas Westlake Village 6:30 pm Wolf Cub Den Mee ng 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 7:00 pm Wed. 4/29 First Communion Prac ce for 11am Mass 4:00 pm Women’s Bible 7:00 pm Liturgical Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm Thurs.4/30 Scripture Series 7:00 pm Sat. 5/2 Mother’s Day Memorial Enrollment 4p First Holy Communion 5pm Mass Mass Deacon Dennis Conrad Assis ng 6:30 pm Sun. 5/3 Mother’s Day Memorial Enrollment 8:30 am First Holy Communion 9am Mass First Holy Communion 11am Mass

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Many of our customs surrounding cri cal illness come from an quity, and yet a tudes have certainly changed. Death was an all too-familiar presence then, and people tended to see it as a natural and unavoidable part of life, not a personal catastrophe. People tried to review their lives, se le their affairs, say farewell to their dear ones, and welcome the deathbed vigils and prayers that assured them of God’s love and forgiveness. What people most feared was sudden death. It was dreaded and never discussed.

The faithful filled the catacombs with consoling images of the good shepherd carrying the sheep to safe pasture, or the faithful in glory seated at banquet tables. The prayer texts from the me are consoling and posi ve, and many inspired our modern prayers. The care of the dying flowed directly from Roman pagan prac ce; it was home based and family centered. Pagans didn’t especially fear death, but they were terrified by the dead. Chris ans, on the other hand, consoled their sick with psalms of joy and faith in the Resurrec on. The goal was to assure the sick person of God’s love, and that the es that bind the dead and the living would endure.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

PARISH HIGH-LIGHTS Pe ons for the prayer line,

can be called into the parish office at: 440-835-2300.

Fatima Devotion Foster praying the rosary as a family and

par cipate in “To Jesus through Mary,” call Marilu at 440-871-6694, to schedule a visit from the Lady of

Fa ma statue to your home.

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Good Shepherd classes conclude, today, April 26, 2014 for the school year!!

Informa on for the start of next year Good Shepherd

will follow!

Pray for all students, teachers and

administrators

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Remembrance with Flowers

No flowers needed during Easter Season.

SHARING OUR GIFTS & TALENTS one “hands-on” project at a time

Join with other volunteers… … who give their me … who share their skills and talents [i.e. pain ng, hammering, repairing] … who deeply care … who give back to the community … all for the sake of the Gospel and Jesus’ command to love one another. St. Lad’s Gi s & Talents team hopes to coordinate an outreach project (or two) this summer with St. Igna us of An och parish, Catholic Chari es outreach to Immigrants and Refugees, Habitat for Humanity, or with a Lorain County agency. All skill levels are invited to par cipate. Are you interested? Contact Bill Scheer at williamascheer@yahoo.com or Martha Bober at mbober@stlads.org or 440.871.6815. An informa onal mee ng will be held some me this Spring.

Psalm 118 Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His mercy endures for ever. “Some mes I sing at Liturgy because it seems so right, natural, my right and my duty. I hear the whole assembly singing! The tune is good and we know it! The words could be called poetry! And all together we’re rehearsing the lives we were bap zed to live.”

Pastoral Musicians Gra tude to the Liturgical Choir for leading the singing at the 5:00 Mass this weekend. We have rehearsal on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:30. Tenors come early Junior Choir does not have rehearsal because the Caritas Choir is performing this Tuesday. Funeral Choir has rehearsal with a light lunch on Monday, April 27th at 10:30 Caritas Choir has their Spring program at Westlake Village this Tuesday, April 28th at 7:15.

Denise volunteered to be a Good Shepherd catechist because she wanted to become involved at St. Lad’s and she loves children. Six years ago Denise became an aide for 3-6 years old and then, 3 years ago, she became a teacher for the 3-6 year olds. Some of Denise’s favorite parts of this ministry are the “hands on” program which helps the children learn and understand Jesus as well as gain prac cal life tools, seeing the children’s friendships grow with each other, and their amazing responses to the lessons. The blessings for Denise include a sense of belonging to the St. Lad’s community, the love the children give her and she gives them, and the wonderful friendships she has developed with the other catechists and aides. Denise shares, “I would encourage you to volunteer at St. Lad’s because it is such a wonderful parish to “belong” to, full of so many kind and friendly people who share the same faith and goals you do.” “We as humans need to ‘belong.’ St. Lad’s is a great community where your needs are met and you can meet the needs of others,” Denise adds. “This brings you closer to Jesus and strengthens your faith.”

Thank you, Denise! If you’d like to recommend a parishioner for this spotlight who has generously shared their gi s and talents in our parish or in our community,

please contact Martha Bober at mbober@stlads.org.

Parishioner Spotlight Denise Steve

Westlake Area Youth Insight Night - April 27, 2015

No Insight Night

The Elizabeth Ministry Help relieve the stress on new parents by joining the Elizabeth Ministry. Par cipa on involves preparing and delivering a complete meal to feed a family with a new baby. It's a great way to give parents a break and celebrate the gi of new life in our parish!

Moms Group Meets in Cullen Hall

May 7 * 9:30AM Diane Corrigan, Guest

Speaker

Day of Spiritual Reflection

with Sr. Lisa Marie Belz, OSU

August 1, 2015

Women Sharing Spirituality

Contact Sarah Rish for more informa on regarding

The Elizabeth Ministry at 216.513.8789 or

sarah.rish@gmail.com

Summer Mystery Trip #1 with St. Lad’s 50+ Club Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Here is a trip that is a Mystery, Part Scenic, part sightseeing and part history. Don’t bring your bathing suit, although you may get wet. But we guarantee you will not be boarding a jet. Lunch is included, but you can bring a snack. Travel light and you’ll travel farther, so watch what you pack. You won’t need a passport, but you will need proper ID. And bring your camera because there is lots to see. Make your plans to join us, and be sure to save the date, Space is limited to one bus, so don’t call too late!

Trip price is $75 Trip Package includes deluxe motor coach, all admissions, lunch and all taxes. Your check is your reserva on. Make check payable to St. Ladislas 50+ Club.

Just drop your check off in the church office

We’ll depart from St. Ladislas at 7:30 am and arrive back about 6:00 pm Payment deadline is May 9, 2015

Upcoming Events

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Please continue to save Box Tops for Education Stamps (make sure to keep expiration dates visible) & Labels for

Education UPC labels (keep barcode intact). You can bring them into the office at any time.

Thank you in advance.

Help! My Family Isn’t Catholic Anymore! Monday, April 27, 2015

7:00 - 8:15pm No Registra on Needed

This parish talk will be provided by the Office of Evangeliza on of our Diocese. Topics will include: Faith Sharing Aspects Tips for Becoming an Ac ve Listener Building a Trus ng Rela onship Communica on ps to help a Loved One to Return to Faith

“For if we have received the love which

restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?” -Pope Francis

High School Foreign Exchange Student Program Council on Interna onal Educa onal Exchange is currently seeking interested families to host a high school foreign exchange student for the 2015-16 school year. The students are known to be studious, hardworking and very respec ul. If you’re interested in hos ng a student, please visit www.ciee.org for more informa on and contact Gale Husney, Local Coordinator for more detailed informa on.

216-406-2928/gale.ciee@gmail.com. It’s a fun and even life-changing

experience for families.

Wanted: We are forming a small team to freshen our parish website and need your help. You do not need to be web guru, but you do need to feel comfortable at a keyboard. We are looking for help with graphic arts,

layout, wri ng, photography, web design and an interest in St. Ladislas Parish!

You don't need all those skills just one! We will train as we go. The me commitment is flexible.

If you are interested, please contact George Scherma 440/465-8944.

Bap sm Prepara on Class The next Bap sm Prepara on class will take place in the Church on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30 pm. Parents planning the Bap sm of their child should contact the Parish Office to register. This prepara on is required for all first me parents. The class will conclude around 9 pm.

Godparents are always welcome to join as well.

Family Perspec ves Fourth Sunday of Easter

Like Jesus the Good Shepherd, Chris an families do not run away and abandon each other when the wolves of life a ack. Faith, loyalty, standing firm and sacrificing our lives for each other builds bonds that can withstand any challenge. In fact, solidarity in struggles makes families stronger.

We are happy to announce that Keith Jenkins and Dennis Conrad have pe oned the Most Reverend Richard G. Lennon for Diaconate Ordina on. It is the responsibility of the Church to present to the Bishop suitable

candidates for Ordina on. It is the Bishop’s responsibility to weigh the recommenda ons of those in charge of forma on as well as the larger Church community. Through this no ce the members of St. Ladislas Parish are given the opportunity to offer their personal input on the suitability of these candidates for ordina on either directly to the Bishop or to me as Pastor of the parish. Your rela onship to these men during their years of forma on give your input a special importance. We ask your prayerful support during these final days of discernment and prepara on.

Father Don Snyder

The perfect gift for every Mother!

St. Ladislas 2015

Mother’s Day Spiritual Gift and Memorial Enrollment now taking place

Enroll your mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law, friend - all mothers - living or deceased - for a gift of Masses offered at St. Lad’s in observance of Mother’s Day & FOUR additional Masses offered in the coming year. With a $3.00 donation for each name enrolled, you will receive a greeting card describing your spiritual gift, or, for deceased mothers enrolled, a keepsake holy card with the enrollment noted on the back.

Enrollment cards are available after weekend Masses in the April 25 & 26 and May 2 & 3.

Cards and enrollment are also available in the church office April 27 thru May 8.

Deadline is April 27, 2015!