4:30 pm Baby Megan and Baby Raymond

8:00 am Barbara Koteles (Vern Wroblewski and Family)

10:00 am John and Anna Hrusovsky

12:00 pm For the Parishioners

7:30 am Cecelia Carey (Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spear)

7:30 am Barbara Koteles (Friend)

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(Karen Bird-Mellon and Family)

7:30 am Josephine and Vincent Skodis

(Elmer and Mary Krofta)

4:30 pm For the Parishioners

8:00 am Andrew Wozniak (Mr. and Mrs. John Corpus)

10:00 am Loretta and Rosario Audino (Family)

12:00 pm Patrick and Kathleen Lavelle

(Daughter, Mary Day)

to pay our bills and avoid going into debt

And the recently deceased: Daniel Plonski and Harry Shields.

. Tickets available before and after Masses or at the rectory. Take outs are available.

Tis the Season! St. Martin of Tours School will be selling delicious candies and fresh-roasted nuts from the Peterson Nut Company. Please look over the brochure and place you order in the "Peterson Nut Order Box" located in the back of the church, no later than Tuesday, November 12. We will make a 52% profit on all orders. Thank you for your continued support of our school.

Honor and remember your beloved dead by inscribing their name(s) in the ‘Book of the Dead’, which will stand in the sanctuary of the church throughout the month of November. Fr. Matt and I will remember all our deceased at mass.

Dear Parishioners:

Over 300 (a new record for attendance) priests from the Diocese of Cleveland attended the convocation held this past Monday and Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, Independence. The keynote speaker was a brother priest, Fr. Michael Papesh, Doctor of Ministry, current pastor serving Holy Spirit Parish in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme for the gathering was ‘A New Reflection: Presbyteral (Priestly) Life as Culture and Contradiction.’

After Fr. Papesh made his presentations we priests discussed at table how his thoughts affected our individual priesthood and our collective priesthood as priests of Cleveland. We listed our hopes and concerns in three areas of challenge that Fr. Papesh expressed as central to priesthood at this time in the history of the church. Fr. Papesh said that priests need to be especially focused as: a) leaders in holiness; b) leaders of shame-lifting love; and, c) leaders in justice.

In all our discussions, the role and the relationship of priest with the people of the parish came across as very important. We live in a time of an increase in the number of Catholics, a decrease in the number of priests, the fallout of the clergy sexual abuse scandal, amidst the materialism and paganism in our culture.

To ensure that this convocation would not end up being merely two days of listening to talks and table discussions with nothing solid coming from it, a task force was formed to work up a specific plan to help renew and revitalize the priesthood based upon the three focuses listed above. Lay involvement was strongly encouraged for this process to be most effective. As a member of the priests’ council, I was a table leader at the discussions held on these topics. I also had the privilege of proclaiming the scriptural reading at Evening Prayer on Monday night.

At the closing mass on Tuesday, Bishop Pilla presided and Fr. Al Krupp (former pastor of St. Martin’s) gave a dynamic homily, full of hope for priests as he reminded us all to continue to live out and share the good news of Jesus Christ. The convocation left me and my brothers full of hope.

Hopefully yours,

Fr. Jamie

The search continues to find a qualified person interested in serving the parish as a director of religious education. This full-time position entails being principal for the PSR program, coordinator of sacramental programs (First Communion, Confirmation, RCIA), and administrator for other educational programs involving both children and adults. Direct your inquiries to Fr. Jamie at the parish office.

The next meeting for the VPL committee is on Monday, November 4, at 7 pm in the school.

(To receive an overview of the pastoral message found in the bishop’s letter, we are continuing to print excerpts from that letter.)

"Vibrant parish life is the best way for us to manifest the presence of Christ and to inspire others to embrace Christ more profoundly. This quality of parish life is a reality in many places. If all Catholics are to experience vibrant parish life, we will need to sustain and expand the vital ministries we now have, while discerning new and creative means of providing ministry in the future. We also need catechesis in order for our people to understand and support this vision of vibrant parish life.

"Let us consider for a moment the consequences if we do not take action now to ensure vibrant parish life throughout our Diocese. If we simply continue the status quo, we may see the day when we will be a Church in decline because our parishes and our ministries have become weakened by fewer staff and diminished resources.

"Failing to act now may mean that the evolving reality will impose more difficult situations upon us; circumstances may take the choice out of our hands. Right now, we have options. Engaging in a process of renewal can lead to a fuller, vibrant parish life for those who participate. Failing to act will lead inevitably to diminished parish life."

Joseph reminds us today that we are all students. God isn’t finished with us yet. Our family is a group of unfinished people. When we help each other grow and develop we become partners with God and God with us.

Tuesday our nation will go to the polls and vote for candidates who will run our government and courts on the federal, state and local levels. Please consider the Pro-Life stand of the various candidates as a primary factor in your choices as you cast your votes.

A college sophomore came home for the weekend at Halloween. Mom asked him: "How are things going?" He said, "Good." The mother asked another question: "And life in your dormitory?" He again said, "Good." Mom tried a different tack, "They’ve always had a strong football team. How do you think you’ll finish this year?" One more time the son replied, "Good." Changing the subject, mom asked: "Have you decided on your major yet?" He said, "Yes." She said, "What is it?" His final answer: "Communications."

(from READER’S DIGEST LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE, 1997)

Jesus was the master of communications. He told it the way He is. When he tells us to be humble, to be aware of our right relationship with God, with others, and with creation–he shows his words to be real by the example of humble living. The Son of God humbled himself by becoming human and taking up the cross. We must do the same if we wish to be exalted with him in heaven

This month’s theme will be "Vigilance, the Day and Hour You Do Not Know". We’ll discuss what motivates us to be prepared for the Lord’s return. Is it out of love of God or fear of punishment?

We are an expanding group of parish men who desire to grow spiritually and develop friendships with those having similar desires. Open to all Men of the parish, no cost!

December 19^th, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Ladd’s Sherwood Forest Party Center

Menu:

Breaded Pork Chops, Stuffed Cabbage

Mashed Potatoes with Gravy

Green Beans with Mushrooms and Onions

Tossed Green Salad, Rolls and Butter

Coffee, Tea and Punch, Assorted Pastry

Reservations required —call 216-475-4985

Members $7.00 (2002 dues paid)— Guests $18.00

Tickets on sale thru December 7^th

Door prizes — 50/50 raffle — Bingo — Music

Dunham School St. Andrew Church

16209 Maple Park Dr.

Granger Rd. Admin. Maple Height Library

5225 Library Lane

Raymond School St. Wenceslas School

17825 Libby Road

Maple High School Maple Care Center

16231 Broadway Ave.

Rockside School Zion Lutheran Hall

5780 Dunham Road

The Football Fund-Raiser Committee would like to thank everyone who helped make this fund-raiser a success. The winners for the week ending October 28 (Week #1) are:

Points Name

112 Elenor Powell

110 Mark DePompei

105 Kulwinder S. Rai

105 Brenda Saro

105 Diane Basel

104 Margaret Hajdu

102 William Bauza

102 Rosemarie Smith

102. Bob Faile

102 Catherine Witt

20 Ron Green

24 Rev. James Mazanec

24 Cathy Haggerty

The SMT Youth Ministry Group will be hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Sunday, November10, from 9:00am until Noon. We will be serving pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk and coffee.

Any high school teen that would be interested in helping out at this event, please call Jim Ryba at 216-524-3203. We hope you can join us!