FEBRUARY 17, 2019 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: Vigil 4:00pm Sunday: 11am Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8am CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 3:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment. BAPTISM: For information, please contact the Rectory at 440-232-8166 during office hours. MARRIAGES: Limited to registered parishioners only. Arrangements for date and time must be made six months in advance. Final preparations should be made five weeks before the wedding date. SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS(PRIESTHOOD/DIACONATE): For information please contact the Diocese at 216-696-6525. .

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION: Please call Rectory office.

REGISTRATION: If you are new in the parish, please register at the rectory or online at our website. If you moved out of the parish, please notify the rectory.

What an audience Jesus has in today's Gospel! "A great crowd of his disciples and a large num-ber of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon." Disci-ples, pagans, and devout Jews gathered together to hear Jesus speak in the Sermon on the Mount. All of these people had something in common. God was someone to be bargained with, and if God liked you, you were rewarded with good fortune. This Sunday, Jesus tells us a different story. "Woe to you who are rich ? who are filled now ? who laugh ? when all speak well of you. Blessed are you who are poor ? you who are now hungry ? when people hate you and when they exclude you and insult you." Jesus completely flips the script on what it means to be blessed by God. What he proclaims as "woe" are states of life we often strive for, and "blessed" are the states we work hard to avoid! Jesus is concerned with the kingdom of God and the world to come, not the typical structures of power and privilege. The word "now" appears often in these statements. Why? If you are well "now," that's beside the point. To be rich in this life has no direct bearing on your immortal soul. If you're struggling "now," that's not an indication that God has forgotten you or that - in light of eternity - you're worse off than someone else. In fact, it could be an indicator that you're enduring something that will bring you to a place of greater, eternal joy in the future. This Sunday, consider your priorities. Who do we reject as not blessed, and thereby inflict woe upon ourselves? When we encounter difficult situations in our own lives, do we see them as op-portunities to remember God and lean on His mercy and grace?

400 CENTER ROAD, BEDFORD, OHIO 44146-2296

Fr. Joe Seebauer—Pastor —jseebauer.ccofbedford@gmail.com

Fr. Isidore Munishi—Pastoral Associate —216-394-7374 Rev. Mr. Bill Starkey—Deacon —wstarkey@ourladyofhopebedford.org

Mrs. Louise Martin—Pastoral Associate —lmartin@ourladyofhopebedford.org

Mrs. Verna J. Hudak—Secretary —vhudak@ourladyofhopebedford.org

Mr. Bob Vano—Business Manager Mrs. Loretta Gardner—Office Volunteer Chris McGilton—Music Director

Office—(440) 232-8166 Office Fax—(440) 786-9929

Parish Website: www.ourladyofhopebedford.org

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays,

8:30am –12 noon and 12:30—2:30pm. Anytime for emergencies.

TUESDAY MORNING MASSES If you would like to attend morning Mass on the Tuesdays that we will not have Masses, below are the following surrounding parishes & Mass times: St. Monica, Garfield Hts.—8am St. Martin of Tours, Maple Hts.—7:30am SS Cosmos & Damian, Twinsburg—8:30am St. Rita, Solon—8:45am St. Barnabas, Macedonia—7am; 8:30am

ONLINE GIVING We accept one-time and recurring donations conven-iently online at www.ourladyofhopebedford.org. You can make your secure donation via electronic check or debit/credit cards.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, February 16 3:00 p.m. ................................................... Confession 4:00 p.m.. ............................................. Robert Novak

Sunday, February 17 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SM—9:15 a.m. .......... Living & Deceased Parishioners OLH—11:00 a.m. ................................... Gerald Slezak

Monday, February 18 8:00 a.m. .................................... Edmund M. Lubinski

Tuesday, February 19 No 8:30 a.m. Mass

Wednesday, February 20

8:00 a.m. .................... Living Members of First Slovak Ladies Association J380

Thursday, February 21 8:00 a.m.. ......................................... Mayme Savarino

Friday, February 22 8:00 a.m.. ............................................... Ericka Dorko

Saturday, February 23 3:00 p.m. ................................................... Confession 4:00p.m.. .................................................... Paul Spear

Sunday, February 24 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

SM—9:15 a.m. ................................... Dorothy Santoli OLH—11:00 a.m. ...................................... Marion Cox

OFFERTORY CONTRIBUTIONS February 9/10, 2018

Weekly Collection ...................................... $4,109.50 Envelopes used ..................................................... 185 Comfort the Needy ........................................ $148.00 Repairs & Maintenance ................................. $471.00

Special Collections Latin America-$10; Diocesan Assessments-$5; Cath-olic University-$5.

MASS COUNT

OLH: 4pm—139; 11am—128; Total—267 STM: 4pm—151; 9:15am—110; Total—261

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YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED . . . Please remember in your prayers all of the sick in our parish and families, espe-cially: Jim Waple, Ann Murg, Virginia Vitale, Mary Emling, Daniel Baran, Berta Uguccini, Carmen Whaley, Trudy Zimo, Jerry Bryndal, Joseph Trav-agliante, Eileen Salupo, Chuck Deininger, Bernie Syl-vester, Lil Kalal, Joseph Offutt, James Tench, Andy Mizsak, Matthew Reeve, Charles Sprowls, Albert Finn, Alan Parker, R.C., James Smith, Bob Franklin, Sharon Lauricella, Gwen Yates, Harold Fischer, Ronald Richnavsky, Veda Wagner, Rosemary Holycross, Joe McElhone, Mae Saliga, Laverne Krempasky, Larry Krempasky, B.J. Dragan, Paul Melzer, Patricia Zak, Matthew J. Zamiska, John T. Jones, Jr., Nina Jones, Edgar Phillips, Daisy Darus,

Because of the Privacy Act, parish visitation to the hospitalized can occur only at the request of the patient or a family member. Please call the rectory to let us know.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED . . . Please remember in your prayers all of the sick in our parish and families, espe-cially: Jim Waple, Ann Murg, Virginia Vitale, Mary Emling, Daniel Baran, Berta Uguccini, Car-men Whaley, Trudy Zimo, Jerry Bryndal, Joseph Travagliante, Eileen Salupo, Chuck Deininger, Ber-nie Sylvester, Lil Kalal, James Tench, Andy Mizsak, Matthew Reeve, Albert Finn, Alan Parker, R.C., James Smith, Bob Franklin, Sharon Lauricella, Gwen Yates, Harold Fischer, Ronald Richnavsky, Veda Wagner, Rosemary Holycross, Joe McElhone, Mae Saliga, Laverne Krempasky, Larry Krempasky, B.J. Dragan, Paul Melzer, Patricia Zak, Matthew J. Zamiska, John T. Jones, Jr., Nina Jones, Daisy Da-rus, Sr. Patricia Raelene, Gerry Lantos, Louise Dra-gan, Janet Layne, Ken Hudak, Marc Sylvester, Jo-seph Milavec, Joyce Smedley, Kathleen Tessmer …

Because of the Privacy Act, parish visitation to the hospi-talized can occur only at the request of the patient or a family member. Please call the rectory to let us know.

We extend our sincere sympathy and prayers to the family & friends of our recently deceased— James Bobbs Rosemary Holycross Jim Moyer (St. Wenceslas)

May their souls and the souls of all our faithful de-parted rest in peace.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday, February 19th, the Rectory office will be closed in honor of President’s Day.

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 17, 2019

PRO-LIFE CONVENTION Please check out this weekends bulletin insert for “Bringing America Back to Life” Pro-Life Conven-tion on March 8th & 9th.

MARRIED COUPLES WEEKEND Tired of dull winter weekends? Try the Super Week-end! A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a positive, simple, common sense experience for a hus-band and wife who want to put a breath of fresh air into their marriage. Personal Testimony: “Our love was made fresh.” The next area Weekend is April 26-28, 2019 at the Homewood Suites, Solon. Contact 330-305-9963 or www.GreatMarriagesOhio.org to apply.

Dear Parishioners, This coming Friday, February 22nd, we celebrate a rather unusual feast day, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle. Most feasts cele-brate a saint or an event in the life of a saint. So why would we have a feast day honoring the “chair” of St. Peter? After Jesus died and ascended into Heaven, Peter evange-lized in Jerusalem, and he was imprisoned there by King Herod. After an angel helped to free him, he continued to spread the Gospel in Jerusalem, and eventually he traveled to the cities of Antioch, Cor-inth, and finally Rome. What better place to evan-gelize than in the heart of the civilized world. Peter probably lived in Rome for 25 years governing the entire church from his chair. Peter had a wooden chair that he used while presiding over Mass. “Kathedra” is a Greek word which means “chair,” and a cathedra is the chair where a bishop sits. Ca-thedra is also the root word of Cathedral which is the church building that houses the chair of a bish-op. There is a cathedra in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist where Bishop Nelson Perez sits. On-ly a bishop is allowed to sit in the cathedra, so each cathedral has another presider’s chair where the rec-tor of the cathedral would sit when he is celebrating Mass.

I had the honor of seeing in person the chair of St. Peter which is hanging behind the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The original chair used by St. Peter was encased in bronze and gold by the artist Bernini in 1647. The chair became symbolic of the power and authority entrusted to Peter by Christ. We hear Jesus say in the Gospel, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven; and whatever you loose on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19). The keys to the Kingdom that were entrusted to Pe-ter have been handed down to successive popes throughout the centuries. And it’s the Chair of Saint Peter, which hangs in St. Peter’s Basilica, which is symbolic of the great responsibility that has been given to the Pope.

Have a blessed week! Father Joe

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16/17 Malley’s Candy Fundraiser begins. TUESDAY, MONDAY 18 OLH Parish Office is closed for President’s Day. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Cub Scout Mtg., 6pm in School. Boy Scout Mtg., 7pm in Scout Room.

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:

LADIES AUXILIARY NEWS!! Our Malley’s Candy Sale begins this weekend, February 16/17. Please check out the order forms in this weekend’s bulletin. Orders can be made from now thru March 23/24. Help us make this fundraiser a success!!

SAVE THE DATE—MARK YOUR CALENDARS—Our Lady of Hope is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 10th, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Social Hall. Check out this week-

end’s flier for more information.

Just a reminder—the Special Collection envelopes for our new St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry are due by Monday, February 25th. If you did not get an envelope, they are available at the

doors of the church. This envelope can be returned by way of collection basket or drop it off at either parish office.

ART & DECORATING COMMITTEE NEWS!! Our Lady of Hope Decorating Committee is in need of new members. Basically, we decorate for Lent, Easter, Advent & Christmas. We come together sev-eral times a year to go over ideas and we appreciate the input of our members. The majority of help is needed at Easter & Christmas for the major set-up. We try to work around everyone’s schedule. Please think about it, we really need your help. If interest-ed, please call the parish office.