21st Sunday
Ordinary Time 8/25/02 – Scripture reflection:
As Eliakim is given authority as master of the palace, so does
Jesus confer upon Peter authority to bind and loose. To Jesus, who promised to
be with his Church for all time, be glory for ever and ever.
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY: AUG. 24
4:30 pm Joseph
Mendolera, Sr. (ChaunceyFamily)
SUNDAY: AUG. 25 – TWENTY-FIRST
SUNDAY
IN
ORDINARY TIME
8:00 am For the Parishioners
10:00 am Anthony
and Mary Ferrante (Russo Famiy)
(Jack and Mary Ann
Dempsey)
MONDAY: AUG. 26
7:30 am Tillie Drews (Mary
Ann Blatnik)
TUESDAY: AUG. 27 – MONICA
7:30 am George Duszynski
(Wife, Kathleen)
WEDNESDAY: AUG. 28 –AUGUSTINE
7:30 am Andrew Wozniak
(Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Strenkowski)
THURSDAY: AUG. 29- BEHEADING OF
JOHN
THE BAPTIST
7:30 am Chester Patrzyk (Family)
FRIDAY: AUG. 30
7:30
am Ray Dreczynski (Sam and Elsie
Trankito)
SATURDAY: AUG. 31
4:30 pm Michael
and Margaret Tilly (Family)
SUNDAY: SEPT. 1 – TWENTY-SECOND
SUNDAY
IN
ORDINARY TIME
8:00 am Jennie Hybel (Husband)
10:00 am For
the Parishioners
THIS
WEEK IN THE LECTIONARY
Mon 2 Thes 2:1-17; Ps 96:10-13
Tue 2 Thes:1-3a-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt
22:23-26
Wed 2 Thes: 3:6-18; Ps 128:1-5; Mt
23:37-32
Thu 1 Cor:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mk
6:17-29
Fri 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-11; Mt
25:1-13
Sat 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-21; Mt
25:14-30
Sun Jer 20:7-9; Pt 63:2-9; Rom
12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27
DIOCESAN HOT-LINE
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has established a hot-line
number at which anyone with a concern, a need, a complaint about sexual abuse
or any other related matter can get help and can be heard. That phone number is (216) 696-6525 ext.
6600 or 6601.
PARISH BUDGET BUSINESS
Offertory Contributions
Contributions for August 17 and 18
$ 8,662.25
Please note: $10,500.00 is needed weekly
to pay our bills and avoid
going into debt
Thank You!
PLEASE PRAY
Please keep in your prayers the sick and the homebound of our
parish, Elizabeth Baroni, Nick Balishin, Ellen Blados, Mary Cala, Maria
Carriero, John Cegonko, Geraldine D’Amico, Eleanor Dembowski, Rita Downey,
Dominic Fabrizio, Cheryl Gesik, Judy Glaros, Helen Glinka, Edward Globokar,
Steve Hajdu, Virginia Harley, John Husack, Jessica Kickham, Charles Kolesnicky,
Millie Kulchar, Don Lubecki, Camille Manzo, Elizabeth Miller, Judith Nagorski,
Helen Plewacki, Josephine Radic, Clara Rocco, Eleanor Sabo, Jordyn Sansavera,
Catherine Schiffbauer, Daniel Sholz, Bonnie Sobiesienski, Jean Toth, Stanley
Trojanowski, Michael Tustan and Linda Yovanno.
And the recently deceased: Fr. Jack Garrity (Pastor of
St. Mary), Fr. James Grandello (Pastor Emeritus of Holy Redeemer), and Fr.
Stephen Radecky (Pastor Emeritus of St. Columbkille).
SMT FOOTBALL RAFFLE—PRE GAME STRATEGY
Every team has a strategy for success, here is ours at SMT.
On Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, we will have
a package of raffle tickets and instruction in the back of the Church. Please
stop and pick yours up and save us the postage expenses.
Then, get off the line of scrimmage and Go Get ‘Em!
There will be a sellers drawing in October, for those who
turning their tickets and monies.
Good luck and Go Get Em!
ST.
MARTIN OF TOURS ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE
St. Martin of Tours 3rd
Annual Pilgrimage
Where:
Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey, OH
When:
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
Cost:
$30, lunch included
Sign-up and Money due by August 26, 2002
Take money to the Rectory and give to Val.
Checks should be made out to St. Martin of Tours.
On Wednesday, September 11, 2002 report to
the Church parking lot between 6:30 and 6:45 am.
For further information you may cal
Dolores at 216-663-7443.
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear folks,
As the school year kicks in again at all levels, we are
reminded that the greatest treasure we possess is our children. We need to do all we can to help our
children safely and assuredly grow in the ways of faith and prepare them to
deal with the ways of the world. We are
blessed at Saint Martin’s to have one of the finest Catholic elementary schools
around. Not only are the girls and boys
given a great academic preparation for high school, they are taught and
experience the fundamentals of our faith in both word and in deed. We have a fine, committed staff in the
school, spearheaded by our principal Rozanne Swanson. You must know how difficult it is these days to form children
properly and to form them in the ways of the Lord. The effects of the clergy abuse of minors has touched all of
us. It is now more difficult to encourage
parent and children to trust us priests.
It is more difficult for us priests to remind us of God’s call to each
of us to be holy, to live out our faith, to come to worship regularly, and to
support the church (and parish) with our time, talents and treasures.
Despite all the negatives, we know that God has not abandoned
us, nor should we abandon the Lord or our faith. Though we are sinners, and grievous wrongs and crimes have taken
place, ‘Church’ goes on. Our children,
our young adults, our adults, our seniors—we are all too important to simply
feel sorry for ourselves and do nothing.
As long as we keep Christ at the center of our lives and at the center
of our work, he will provide the right direction for every circumstance.
With great hope for healing, renewal and vibrancy for ourselves
and for our parish, we begin this school year by cherishing our children.
In Christ,
Fr. Jamie
St. Martin of Tours 3rd Annual Pilgrimage
Our Lady of Consolation Shrine,
Carey, Ohio
September 11, 2002
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON
SEXUAL ABUSE
The Special
Commision on Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Cleveland has completed its proposed draft
document. They ask three things. First that copies be made available to
parishioners and parents of school children.
Copies of the report are available by request at the parish office, on
the Internet at www.specialcommission.org and also on a link from www.diocese
of cleveland.org, and in the vestibule of the church for your reading. Second, the Commission asks that
parishioners have ways to respond to the draft. Response forms are available at the rectory office, in the
vestibule of the church or on the internet.
See the form itself for more detailed information. The response form
lists several ways to return the form.
Deadline for comments is August 26, 2002. Thirdly, we are to send people to a meeting of parish
representative for our district. Our
Suburban Southeast District will meet along with the Suburban East District on
Thursday, September 5, at 7:30 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Parish at 6850
Mayfield Road in Gates Mills. If you
feel you need to be in the group going from here, contact the parish
office. If you have any questions for the
Commission itself, please call (216) 281-8717.
ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY (cont.)
The Church year is divided into various liturgical
seasons. Ordinary Time makes up 33 or
34 Sundays out of every year, or about 60% of the calendar, just as ordinary
events make up most of what we do day to day.
However, God is truly present in our daily lives.
St. Benedict was able to see God’s presence in every
day life. Benedict (480-547 A.D.) grew in his faith by imitating the famous
desert hermits. Disciples came out to
see and be taught by him. His
instructions are summed up in the spiritual classic, The Rule of St. Benedict. He
taught humility, silence, and the importance of Scripture.
One part of The Rule is devoted to the “cellarer” of the monastery, a title we might call today the business manager, or someone who oversees the material goods of the monastery. That person was to “regard all utensils and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar, aware that nothing is to be neglected.” Benedict taught that “the divine presence is everywhere.” If that is so, God is present in public and private prayers, but also in the midst of our ordinary daily lives. For us, then, nothing is too exempt or too mundane to reveal God’s presence, including ringing a bell, driving a car, using the telephone, or washing vegetables. St. Benedict would advise us that it is in these ordinary, every day actions that God is truly present, for God has consecrated all creation unto himself.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Sun: Aug 25 Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
SVdP Food Collection
Mon: Aug 26 SMT Day School Opens
6:30 pm Rosary and
Novena (C)
Sun: Sept 1 Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
SACRAMENTAL COORDINATOR/PSR PRINCIPAL
We are forming a religious education team
to fill those roles. Please contact Fr.
Jamie if you are interested in the coordination of either the sacramental
preparation program (First Penance, First Communion, Confirmation) or the PSR
(Parish School of Religion)
PSR REGISTRATION, TEACHERS AND AIDES
PSR (the Parish School of Religion) begins in September. If you have not registered your child for
the Tuesday night session, please pick up a registration form at the rectory or
in the vestibule of the church. If you
would like to teach or help out in the program this year, contact Fr. Jamie or
Fr. Matt.
DO YOU WANT TO
BECOME CATHOLIC--ARE YOU A CATHOLIC ADULT WANTING CONFIRMATION?
The Church has an exciting process to engage your mind, heart,
and spirit in helping you to decide about becoming a Catholic. It is called the RCIA. Sessions will begin in September at St. Pius
X Parish in Bedford. St. Martin’s has joined up with St. Wenceslas, St. Pius X,
and Holy Trinity to make a four-parish effort.
If you are interested in the Catholic Faith, call the rectory. If you would like to be on the team, let Fr.
Jamie or Fr. Matt know.
BE AN ANGEL DONATE THAT
OLD CAR
Help yourself to a tax deduction, a free tow whether it runs or
not and, to top it off, a good feeling of helping someone in need. Call
216-696-6825 ext 3150 for more information. The St. Vincent de Paul Society of
the Diocese of Cleveland will sell you vehicle to raise funds for its
charitable programs that help the needy in our area.
MARTINEERS
JEWELRY SALE
Special ‘thanks’ and ‘blessings’ to all who have donated jewelry.
It is not too late, to donate unwanted jewelry items if you have
forgotten. The BOX will remain in the vestibule until Labor Day weekend. Sale
will be September 19, more to follow. Questions call Angie at 216-475-9857
HEALING HUMOR
In honor of many of our children returning
to school this week, we present the following.
TEACHER: Are you late to school
again?
WENDELL: Yes, Ms. Jones, but
didn’t you tell us it’s never too late to learn?
(from 696 SILLY SCHOOL JOKES &
RIDDLES by Joseph Rosenbloom, 1986)
One thing that it
is never too late to learn is that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of
the living God. As we fully learn that
truth—convicted in our body, mind, heart and soul--our lives are never the
same. We will experience the joy of
Jesus, and the cross besides, leading us to give God glory and moving us
towards deeper communion with our neighbor.
MARTINEERS TRAVELERS
We are sponsoring trips to:
Tuesday, September 3 Greektown
Casino
Meyers
Coachline, Pick-up 7:15 am, Depart 7:30 AM
Saturday, October 26 Trick
or Treat Bag Going
to Waterford, Spartansburg, Cambridge, PA
Thursday, November 7 Oglebay
A guided tour of the Festival of Lights
For more information
or reservations contact Dee Kriz at 216-663-7258. All are Welcome!
ATTENTION EVERYONE
Music is an integral part of our worship and has the power to
better focus our mind, body, and soul on the Lord’s presence. If you enjoy
praising God through music why not consider becoming a member of our music
ministry team either by lending your voice or playing an instrument?! You can
join the Sunday Choir, the Contemporary Guitar Ensemble, the Funeral Choir, the
Hand bell Choir, or you can be a cantor. Perhaps you want to form a group of
your own such as a Youth Choir or a Praise and Worship Team. The possibilities
for your involvement are endless. If you have any questions or would like to be
a part of the music ministry team please contact Jason Falkofsky at
216-475-4300 ext. 14.
NEW PARISH EMAIL AND WEB
SITE
The use of computers and the internet has become
almost commonplace in today’s world and Church. Recent statistics show that 90% of internet users are
Christians. In an effort to increase
our responsible use of the miracle of modern communication we are announcing
our new parish email address: “stmartin@usa.com” . Our parish website can be reached in several ways the easiest of
which is to type the following into your web browser and click “go”:
www.geocities.com/saintmartinoftours .
Then click on the picture of our Church and bookmark the actual site for
future reference. The school email is
“stmartintours@leeca.org”. We are in
need of volunteers skilled in the use of computers, websites or the Internet to
help us maintain and develop our parish’s use of the web. Please contact Fr. Matt 475-4300 or email
stmartin@usa.com if you have some extra time or feel called to help. We have an immediate need for someone to
help upload the bulletin each week. It
could be emailed to you and we could train you on how to do this from home.
Also we have a new fundraising link on our
parish website titled “shop to support Saint Martin of Tours.” When you make any purchases over the web,
please click through this link first and then our parish will receive up to 10%
of all your Internet purchases for free! Its just like the certificate program in that the stores donate
funds to us just for directing our parishioners to shop through the link on our
parish website.
THE HUNGER CENTER NEEDS YOU
St. Martin’s assists at the Hunger Center at South Haven Church on
Northfield Road in Bedford (next to Bedford High School.) The Hunger Center
needs a second representative from our parish to help serve the needs of the
hungry by attending the next meeting of people made up of members of churches
in the Southeast Clergy Council. That meeting will take place on Tuesday,
September 3, at South Haven Church. If you would like to attend on behalf of
our parish, please call the rectory.
PLEASE HELP US KEEP “UP TO DATE”
If you’ve recently had a
child, and the baptism took place at another parish; please let us know so
we can update our files.
If a child has moved out
of your home, and is living on their own, please let us know.
If you are a young
adult, supporting yourself, living on your own or with your parents, you
should be independently registered at our parish.
If your son or daughter
has gotten married, at a parish other than St. Martin’s, please let us know
so we can make the appropriate notation in our records.
If you have changed your
address or phone number, please let us know so we can have the correct
information on file.