Saturday, March 7 th – 4:00 PM Bill Boyer/Karen Krystowski Chappel

Sacristan: Rosemary Romeis Carolyn Tite

Greeters: Fred & Diane WolfLector: JoAnn HozalskiGifts/Ushers: Fred & Diane WolfEuch. Min.: Jerry & Char Habeck, Tim RossServers: Walt Pleban,

Paul Hartenstein

Sunday, March 8 th – 11:00 AM Gladys Tansey/Sandie Pecora

Sacristan: Terri PetzGreeters: Sue & Ray KershawLector: John NolanLiturgy Word: Luke TuckerGifts/Ushers: Ray & Sue KershawEuch. Min.: Julia Woodruff, Cheryl Nolan, Germaine MatusServers: Ethan Nolan,

Nate Kraus

Money Counters for March 8: Shawn Burke, Barb Fashing

Saturday, February 293:30 PM Confessions4 PM MASS-Fr. Ron Sunday, March 19:30 am-10:45 Classes11:00 AM Mass-Fr. Ron Monday, March 2 Tuesday, March 3 Wednesday, March 4 Thursday, March 510:00 AM Mass – Fr. RonAdoration during day: until 5 p.m. Friday, March 67 AM Communion Service Saturday, March 73:30 PM Confessions4 PM MASS- Fr. Ron

Sunday, March 89:30 am-10:45 Classes 11 AM MASS – Fr. Ron

Begins March 8th!!

This Week’s ScripturesMonday Leviticus 19:1-2,

11-18 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 153/02 Matthew 25:31-46 Tuesday Isaiah 55:10-11

Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19

3/03 Matthew 6:7-15 Wednesday Dan 5:1-6, 13-14,16-

17,23-28Wednesday Jon 3:1-10 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-193/04 Luke 11:29-32 Thursday Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 7-83/05 Matthew 7:7-12 Friday Ezekiel 18:21-28

Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 7-83/06 Matthew 5:20-26 Saturday Deuteronomy 26:16-19

Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-83/07 Matthew 5:43-48 2nd Sunday Genesis 12:1-4Lent Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 2 Timothy1:8-103/08 Matthew 17:1-9

Parish Staff

Pastoral Leader: Sr. Carroll Schemenauer

440-839-2023

Parish Chaplain: Fr Ron Brickner 419-929-4401

Finance: Diane Wolf 440-839-2023

Administrative Assistant, Catechetical Leader, Webmaster Sr. Rosemary Hug: 440-

839-2023

Finance Council

John Nolan: 419-217-2984

Maintenance:St. Mary Catholic Church

Our Parish Mission Statement:Gathered as a family of faith in Christ Jesus, strengthened by His Word and Sacraments, we will set a living example of our faith by:

Steve Matus: 440-839-2023

Youth Leaders: Kristie Jarrett, Jenn Nolan, Libby French

Advocate for Annulments: Sue Kershaw: 440-839-2023

Dear Parish Family,Today is the first

Sunday of Lent for 2020! Will this be another same ole thing Lent, or will it be a very focused Lent? One of the first disciplines mentioned for Lent

is prayer. Why should I pray? I usually don’t know what to say besides the prayers I know by heart…so many people say. Perhaps we can get into some of these questions gently…by telling a joke. This one comes from Fr. James Martin, S.J.: once a woman asked a priest how she could know God’s plan for her year-old son. The priest said to set before him a ten-dollar bill, a bottle of whiskey and a Bible. If he chooses the money, he will be a businessman, the whiskey – a bartender, the Bible – a priest. The woman came back and told the priest that her son picked up all three. “Ah,” the priest said, “your son will be a Jesuit.”!!

There are many jokes about Jesuits. The order has a colorful history, but they have brought one great gift to the world: the guidance of souls, rules for discerning God’s will. This same Fr. James Martin, S.J. has

written a book called “Spirituality for Real Life.” Some of the ideas brought to you here are from this book as well as some of the ideas of another Jesuit, our current Holy Father, Pope Francis.

The issue for this week is discernment: Who am I listening to? Am I listening to God – or the devil? As we heard in the First Reading, our first parents listened to the tempter,

Satan, and they brought misery on themselves and their children, right down to the present day.

The devil tried to tempt Jesus – even to do something good, to turn a rock into bread. But Jesus responded that a man lives not by bread alone, but by every word from God. Prayer and spiritual combat is about listening to God, recognizing that we need his word more than food itself.

Pope Francis has pointed out that our problem is “not always an excess of activity, but rather activity undertaken badly, without adequate motivation, without a spirituality which would permeate it and make it pleasurable.” Do we find ourselves doing things mechanically, out of a sense of obligation, anxious to get it over with? I could be thinking of getting it done so I can finally relax. I am living by bread, not the word of God.

Now, for sure, sometimes we do have to grit our teeth and do what is required; but there’s a big difference between duty and drudgery. Drudgery comes, as Pope Francis observes, when we lack a spirituality that makes activity pleasurable.

Prayer can turn drudgery into pleasure. There is a story about a man visiting a person whose face

conveyed anger and confusion. The man’s first thought was, let’s get this over with quick. But he took a breath, tried to see the human person in

front of him – a man perhaps close to his moment of death. The man listened, asked some questions. After a rambling conversation, which did include some prayer, the man surprised him by shyly saying, “I love you.” The visitor could only say, “I love you too.”

Prayer opens our horizons. Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from God. The first task of prayer is to listen to God. By listening to him, our activity can find its motive, even become pleasurable. Not smooth sailing, but a sense of right purpose, following not Satan’s way, but God’s

plan.Prayer is listening to

God, first of all. Sr. Carroll

Last Week $ 1,791.00Electronic 55.00M.T.D. February 8,970.00 F.Y.T.D. 93,904.16

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Bethany Morman, Claire Hanko, Thomas Tomaszewski, John

Burke, Marlene Plank, Logan Morris, and Ruth Franklin. May each of you enjoy your special Birthday!!!

We had a wonderful FISH FRY last Friday night. Everyone seemed to

have enjoyed himself/herself. It was a very fun evening with the accordion

music in the background from Sr. Berneta. Thank YOU one and all for your hard work and for selling tickets and buying tickets and taking the 50/50 chances.

Marty Tansey has her series of Discussions on Gratitude on Sundays, in the meeting room from 9:30 – 10:45. All are welcome.

Now we are in to March and we will

have winners each and every day which we will give you the names next weekend of those who won this past week. It is always fun to hear who wins, especially if you know the person!! All the donations given are greatly appreciated.

The names will also be posted on Facebook each day!

French Toast, Pancakes, & Sausage Breakfast will be offered at the

Wakeman Masonic Lodge at 34 Pleasant Street on Sunday March 15, 2020.

St. Mary Catholic Church

Our Parish Mission Statement:Gathered as a family of faith in Christ Jesus, strengthened by His Word and Sacraments, we will set a living example of our faith by:

There is also a Blood Drive & Bake Sale going on at the same time which is from 9 AM to 1:30 PM.

Donations are accepted, free breakfast for blood donation.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on the Thursdays of Lent when we have Mass at 10 A.M. Father Ron can put the Blessed Sacrament in place

after the Mass. If you can’t make your time on Thursday, please get a sub for your half hour. Thank You.