Mass Intentions Monday: September 28 8:15am Raymond Schniegenberg Tuesday: September 29 Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael 8:15am Int n for Rich Sacha Famil Wednesday: September 30 St. Jerome 8:15am Giovanni Paoletta Thursday: October 1 St. Therese of the Child Jesus 8:15am Jacquelyn Queen Friday: October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels 9:00am David Bielinski Saturday: October 3 1:30pm Corbeil/Lamantia Wedding 4:00pm Angelo & Dorothy Nunes

Sam & Audrey Wetzel Sunday: October 4 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am Ladies Guild

9:30am Rita Flanagan 11:30am Fr. Albert Tesek

Angela Egizii

Readings for October 4 1st Reading Isaiah 5:1-7 2nd Reading Philippians 4:6-9 Gospel Matthew 21:33-43

September 27, 2020

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule

Monday Thursday

8:15am (in person & live stream)

Friday

9:00am -(live stream only)

Saturday Vigil

4:00pm (in person & live stream)

Sunday

7:30am (in person & live stream)

9:30am & 11:30am (in person only)

Prayer and Devotion at 6:00pm

(live stream daily)

Available on the website

Stations of the Cross

Prayer Intentions

Our Lady of Lourdes Novena

Reaching Out

Pastor Viewpoint

September 20, 2020

Parish Staff Fr. Edward Estok Pastor frete@saint-albert.org Fr. Joshua Trefney Parochial Vicar frjt@saint-albert.org Deacon Ted Bizon deaconted@saint-albert.org Sr. Kathryn O Brien Catechetical Leader srkmo@saint-albert.org Lynette Krych Pastoral Associate lkrych@saint-albert.org Ed Vittardi Principal evittardi@saint-albert.org Lori Geyer Music Director lgeyer@saint-albert.org Denise Bobulsky Service/Volunteer Coordinator dbobulsky@saint-albert.org Katie Srsen Youth Minister knowak@saint-albert.org Mai Wolske PSR Principal mwolske@saint-albert.org

Ma e Li e S ea ed Masses will be live streamed on facebook.com/

StAlberttheGreatparish

Or go to www.saint-albert.org

Monday-Thursday at 8:15am (in-person & live-stream)

Friday at 9:00am (live-stream)

Saturday at 4:00pm (in-person & live-stream)

Sunday at 7:30am (in-person & live-stream),

9:30am & 11:30am (in-person)

Masses can be viewed anytime

We will keep you updated via Facebook, email, and web-site.

Thank you and God Bless

Reachi g O O Pa i hi e If you need assistance in any way from our staff or a parishion-er friend, for example; groceries, or medications to be picked up, please call the parish office at 440-237-6760.

Prayer Intentions or Petitions can be found on our parish website: www.saint-albert.org. Just tap the picture and you can then fill out your prayer inten-tion and submit it.

SIGNIFICANT WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PICTURES If anyone attended the Significant Wedding Anniversary Mass and reception on February 9, 2020 and did not re-ceive their photos from the event, please call the parish of-fice at 440-237-6760.

Living in Communion

Parish Pre-Cana Days Our website at www.dioceseofcleveland.org/precana lists mar-riage preparation options for engaged couples who are marry-ing for the first time. Please visit our website if you are looking for a Pre-Cana program in the diocese.

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Sunday Collection Sunday, September 20th $32,947.85 St. Albert parishioners are remarkably generous. Sharing a portion of our income with the Church is a sign that everything belongs to God and we dedicate our “first fruits” to the work of the Kingdom of Christ. Thank you so much for your faith and generosity.

Prayer List

The following names are additions to the prayer list this week. Please pray for those sick in our parish. Bud Bruening A prayer list is published on the first and third Sunday of the month.

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Newly Baptized Catholics in our Parish Chester L. Engle, IV Lucas Merek Stacula

Baptism Classes Baptism classes will now be done us-ing Zoom (video conferencing) at this time. If you would like to participate please email Deacon Ted at deaconted@saint-albert.org to sign up for a virtual class. Any questions, please call the parish office at 440-237-6760.

Wedding Banns Wedding Banns III Nick Lamantia & Kate Corbeil Wedding Banns I Nicole Cerveny & Ryan Gallagher

Dear St. Albert Family,

“America the Beautiful! Yes, America, you are beautiful indeed, and blessed in so many ways...but your greatest beauty and your richest blessing is found in the human person: in each man, wom-an and child, in every immigrant, in every native-born son and daughter.

For this reason, America, your deepest identity and truest charac-ter as a nation is revealed in the position you take towards the hu-man person. The ultimate test of your greatness in the way you treat every human being, but especially the weakest and most de-fenceless ones.

The best traditions of your land presume respect for those who cannot defend themselves. America, defend life! All the great caus-es that are yours today will have meaning only to the extent that you guarantee the right to life and protect the human person:

- feeding the poor and welcoming refugees; - reinforcing the social fabric of this nation; - promoting the true advancement of women; - securing the rights of minorities; - pursuing disarmament, while guaranteeing legitimate defence;

all this will succeed only if respect for life and its protection by the law is granted to every human being from conception until natural death.

Every human person - no matter how vulnerable or helpless, no matter how young or how old, no matter how healthy, handi-capped or sick, no matter how useful or productive for society - is a being of inestimable worth created in the image and likeness of God. This is the dignity of America..... to respect every human person, especially the weakest and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn.”

Let these words form our consciences as Catholic American Vot-ers at this critical time.

Peace,

September 20, 2020 Li g & P a e

Prayer List

Pray for Those Who Died Raymond Medves Michael Conroy Jerry Francesangelo Michael Currin

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to re-ceive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment re-ceive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separat-ed from you. Amen

Act of Perfect Contrition

Father of mercy, like the prodigal son I return to you and say: "I have sinned against you and am no longer worthy to be called your child." Christ Jesus, Savior of the world, I pray with the repentant thief to whom you promised Paradise: "Lord, remember me in your kingdom." Holy Spirit, fountain of love, I call on you with trust: "Purify my heart, and help me to walk as a child of light. "

Mary Lou Maletta

Larry Manno

Donald Mara

David Martynowski

Bernice Marusek

Nancy Marusek

Luke Masek

Grace Master

Eleanor Masterson

Adolf Matko

Pat Matis

Denise Mazzeo

Marie McBride

Denise McCarthy

Mary Lou McNamara

Tom McHugh

Rick Melilli

Vinny Mercurio

Diane Merholtz

Jim Metz

Cheryl Meyer

Betty Miker

Marie Mikolajczk

Frank Milota

Linda Milich

Mark Milich

Steve Mirous

Lois Mitchell

Dale Montgomery, Jr.

Joanne Moore

Benjamin Mora

Eddy Morar

Donald Mora

Scott Moran

Rita Murrell

Frances Najpaver

Noelle Nelson

Gerald Nemetz

Joe Nester

Ayla Nicole

Terry Nichols

Michelle Noel

Shawn Norris

Nancy Obringer

Fiona O Neill

Joseph Opalka

Jim Orack

Danny Osbourne

Bobbi Ottino

Kim Ottino

Anita Ozello

Patti Palladino-Baker

Anthony Palmero

Brendan Parr

Thomas Parr

Deanne Patton

Amelia Penza

Pureza Peralta

Marty Peters, Jr.

Michele Peterson

Qriate Peters

Al Petrie

Bonnie Petro

Maryann Petrusky

Stephen Phillips

Rich Phillips

Carrie Pierce

Joanne Piper

Angela Pishnery

Dan & Linda Pitzen

Rosalie Plantan

Music Ministry Announcements We are looking for instrumentalists that would like to share their gifts at the week-end Masses. Due to the Covid-19 re-strictions, we are only able to use guitars, strings and percussion. Please call Lori Geyer at 440-884-0276 if you would like to join our Music Ministry. Consider joining our virtual Saint Albert the Great Choir. Our rehearsals take place on Zoom on Thursday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. It s a great way to join our Music Ministry from the comfort of your own home. Our choir will be making virtual recordings to share at all the Masses during this time. For more information, please contact Lori Geyer at (440-884-0276) or email ( lgeyer@saint-albert.org) if you re interested in joining our virtual choir.

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Fai h & F ma i

Our Parish Mission Statement We the people of St. Albert the Great Roman Catholic parish are called to be a community of believers, rooted in the love of God, inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, led by the Holy Spirit, and centered in the Eucharist. Through our stewardship of God's gifts, we welcome all people, support family life, engage in life-long faith formation, and reach out to others in love and compassion.

Pray for Our Troops

Bucciere Moskalski

U S Marine, Brookpark Base, OH

Airman Nick Naypauer

U.S. A.F. Reserves, Youngstown

Brandon Norwalk

Army, National Guard, Kuwait

CPL Chet Peters

USMC Okinawa, Japan

PFC Dane Peters

USMC Camp Lejeune, NC

Lt. Commander Anthony Piunno

US Navy, Colorado Springs, CO

SGT Daniel Rolinc

National Guard, Active Reserves

Capt. Elizabeth Scarberry

USAF

SGT., Ryan Shaw

Charleston AFB, SC

Midshipman Max Schlessel

USA Naval Academy

Sgt. James Scott

U.S. Army, Syria

Lt. Col. Edward Sedlock, Jr.

Army, Ft. Campbell, KY

Major Erik J. Sedlock

Army, Ft. Gordon, GA

Major Eric Thomas Sever

U.S. Army, Fort Gordaon, GA

Marriage tip Where did all the flowers and magic go? Infatuation may get a couple together but eventually fades and romance alone will not keep you together over the long haul. Common values, commitment to each other, and shared experiences are the glue. For more tips go to ForYourMarriage.org.

First Communion Rosaries available for Gifts

Our Lady Rosary Makers have beauti-ful hand made First Communion Ro-saries that make beautiful gifts for First Communion. Cost is $15 and are available at the parish office, or you can call Elaine at 440-582-4553.

C e e a d Di ce e M h f he R a Everyone welcome to celebrate the “Month of the Rosary”. Join in the Cleveland Diocese “west side” Legion of Mary outposts as we come to-gether under the patronage and banner of the Virgin Mary to pray and renew our consecration. Call to the great annual reunion of the Legion of Mary: The ACIES (meaning an army set in bat-tle array). This will take place at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 929 Pearl Road, Brunswick on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Beginning with 12:00noon Mass, (mask required & social dis-tancing in effect) followed by the rosary and Le-gions Prayers. RSVP by October5, 2020 to Mary at 330-273-1113.

September 20, 2020 Fai h F ma i

PARISH SERVICE DAY NEW PROJECT LISTINGS & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Parish Service Day projects just listed or needing volunteers are the following:

Join our SATG Legion of Mary in a recitation of the Rosary in the church, Friday, October 9th 1:00pm-2:00pm

We have listed 13 OUTSIDE elderly parishioner yard cleanup projects in need of volunteers. These are general fall cleanup of flower beds and raking.

Summit Point Nursing Facility car parade on Saturday, October 10th.

Edna House OUTSIDE yard cleanup. Boys Hope Girls Hope OUTSIDE grounds cleanup.

Sign-up is easy through the parish website, www.saint-albert.org.

Church at Home We invite you to participate in

St Albert the Great Parish C@H Advent 2020 Series

Meet once per week for any 3 of the 4 weeks!

Gatherings for Week 1: Nov 22 – Nov 28 Gatherings for Week 2: Nov 29 – Dec 5 Gatherings for Week 3: Dec 6 – Dec 12 Gatherings for Week 4: Dec 13 – Dec 19

Please note preferences you may have when selecting a small conversation group Closest to where I live People my age/similar stage of life Be in a group with (name)________________ To experience a new C@H group this Advent

If possible, what type of small conversation group are you looking for? Married Couples Co-ed (single/married) Men only Women only Other ______________________________ Name_______________________________ Address _____________________________ City, State Zip_________________________ Phone ______________________________ Email Address ________________________

If needed, would you be willing to serve as a Host? ____ Facilitator? ____

Gender M F Age ___

Circle possible days of week for you to meet: Su – M – Tu – W – T - F - Sa

Circle all possible times of day for you to meet: Morning Afternoon Evening

Please circle if you are allergic to dogs cats

How can you participate in this Advent s C@H sessions? (check all that apply) In-person (if available with Host) Via Zoom or Google Meeting Phone call (audio only)

CHURCH @ HOME ADVENT This Advent, join us with our Church @ Home series and en-counter the love of God through our neighbors, friends and family members. We will continue to share in our Advent reflections within our small groups, but due to the Coronavirus, our sessions may have a different look. This year, you will choose how you would like to participate in the sessions – in the home of the Host, via online, and/or through a simple phone conversation. Groups can be based on the form of participation.

You can complete the Church @ Home invitation and either mail it to the parish office, drop in in the Sunday collection basket, or at the parish office. The invitation will also be on our website soon.

Let s continue to encounter Christ through our family and friends by sharing Advent at Church @ Home! We pray that the Holy Spirit touches our hearts and that many people will experience Jesus in a special way during these days of waiting for our Lord this Advent.

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Parish Service Day 2020

October 9th & 10th It s time to sign-up for Parish Service Day 2020! Simplest method is to go the parish webpage, https://saint-albert.org, click on the Parish Service Day logo which will take you directly to the Volunteer Local signup page. Projects are ar-ranged by “At Home Projects” and “Outside Projects”. If you have any questions or need help with signing up, contact Denise Bobulsky at 440/237-6760, or dbobulsky@saint-albert.org.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is a Blessings Bag?

A Blessings Bag is a bag of specific items donated and put together in a bag by a volunteer, a care pack age of sorts. It may be as simple as a gallon zip lock bag with travel size toiletries for the Westside Cath olic Center, or it may be a bag of non-perishable food items for families of Metro Catholic school chil dren, or it may be a bingo snack bag for a nursing home. The filled donated bags will be collected on Friday, October 9th or Saturday, October 10th of Parish Service Day weekend.

What kind of bag should I provide for my Blessings Bag donation?

Most of the theme Blessings Bag items will fit into a simple & small Dollar Store gift bag. Blessings Bag themes with food items would require a larger handle ‘shopping bag .

Should I label my Blessings Bag with the name of the agency that is receiving it?

YES, labeling will insure that it will get to the correct agency.

Can I sign-up for more than one project?

YES. Many of the projects are quite small, such as 1 snack bag for a nursing home. You may, and we would love it if you would sign-up for more than one. This is particularly true for the “Thinking of You” cards to be delivered to our elderly in various nursing facilities.

Can I sign-up my entire family at once on the Volunteer Local sign-up site?

YES. After you enter your volunteer information there is a button at the bottom that says…ADD A VOLUNTEER. By clicking on this button, you will be able to add all of your family members without repeating contact information.

How will the fleece blanket project work this year?

The fleece Snip & Slip Christ Child Blanket will be done at home. There will be a $5 fleece kit fee which will include fleece for one blanket and a simple instruction sheet. Fleece fee is to be sent to the rectory office, and you will be notified via email when the kits will be available for pickup, beginning Oct. 1st. Finished blankets should be dropped off at SATG at the designated time on October 9th.

And, if you would like to participate in Parish Service Day 2020 by making a cash dona-tion, it can be mailed, dropped in the weekend collection baskets or at the parish office.

If you have any questions, contact Denise Bobulsky at 440/237-6760 or dbobulsky@saint-albert.org.

Se ice & C m a i

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September 20, 2020 Se ice & COm a i

The next Community Meal (pick up) will be on Sunday, September 27th from 3:00pm—5:00pm here at St. Albert the Great. 1. Drive thru meal pick-up & a bag of

grocery items. 2. Enter Parking Lot A or Parking Lot C. 3. Follow parking attendant direction. 4. Remain in vehicle, and have your trunk open.

Annual St. Francis of Assisi Pet

Blessing at St. Albert the Great Parish

& for the North Royalton community!

Sunday, October 4th at 1:00pm

A special ceremony for the blessing of our beloved pets will take place at our parish on Sunday, October 4th at 1PM. Due to COVID-19, we will be celebrating this blessing similar to our Blessing of Palms and Easter baskets, in a “drive-thru” fashion. Cars will enter either Parking Lot C or the main church/school driveway and will be directed to a staging area to wait until your line can proceed to Parking Lot B for the pet blessing. Lot attendants will be on hand to direct you. Our celebration will be live-streamed on our website and Facebook. All domesticated animals are wel-come – and all people are welcome from within our parish community and beyond! Our “drive-thru” blessing will be celebrated, rain or shine! “All praise to you, O Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures!” St. Francis of Assisi

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St. Kateri Conservation Habitat Certification To honor this Sea-son of Creation, we are excited to an-nounce that St. Al-bert the Great has been certified as a St. Kateri Conservation Habitat site. Three of the five criteria below need to be met for certification; our campus meets all five! www.kateri.org/saint-kateri-habitat-2/ Food, water, cover, and space for

people and wildlife. This includes veg-etable gardens, flower/pollinator gar-dens, patio gardens and healthful workplaces. Native trees, shrubs, and wildflow-

ers to promote biodiversity; including milkweed, goldenrod, ninebark, East-ern redbud, Allegheny serviceberry, coneflowers and bee balms. Ecosystem services offered by gar-

dens, wildlife habitats, and natural communities, such as pollination. Sustainable practices for property,

gardens and landscapes such as mini-mizing the use of pesticides and using organic or no-phosphorus fertilizer. Sacred and sacramental places for prayer and contemplation, such as Mary gardens, memorial gardens and rosary gardens. Transforming spaces into healthy hab-itats can be as simple as planting a na-tive tree or growing wildflowers and other native perennials. To further enhance the biodiversity on our cam-pus, native trees and plants will be chosen to help repopulate our land-scape as our building projects here at St. Albert the Great are completed.

“Start by doing what s necessary; then do what s possible; suddenly you are doing the impossible”. St. Francis of Assisi

http://www.kateri.org/saint-kateri-habitat-2/https://www.kateri.org/mary-gardens-for-a-spiritual-experience/

September 20, 2020

Preparing for Next Sunday s Mass Pa i h LinC Le e Oc be T en -Se en h S nda in O dina Time

Read the following Scripture passage paying attention to a word, phrase, or idea that stands out to you:

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numer-ous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will re-spect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance. They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?" They answered him, "He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times." Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit." Matthew 21:33-43.

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Consider and Discuss these 3 Questions: Considering your life today....

1. What in this reading comforted you? 2. What in this reading encouraged you? 3. What in this reading challenged you? For further contemplation.... What conversion of mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of me?

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O Communion of Love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, embrace us as your children in this family of faith. Welcome us to a place at your table in the wedding feast of heaven. O Father of Mercy, forgive us as we forgive. Reconcile us as one Body in Christ and make us instruments of your Peace. O Spirit of Fire and Light, send us as your witnesses in daily life. Through our prayer, faith, and good works may we become welcoming doorways, inviting others to enter and encounter your Holy Communion of Love.

We make this prayer, Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and through Christ our Lord. Amen

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Four steps to LinC together at home, church meeting, or anywhere!

Make Use of One of These Communion Connections: We live in a frenzy of violence. Whether bombings, shootings, or disorderly riots, we are distressed with the hostility and division in our world. Today s parable seems to highlight the act of violence - and

God s approach toward it. The landowner leaves his vineyard to tenants. At vintage time, the landowner s servants come to obtain the produce, but the tenants commit violent acts against them, even to the point of death. Now, the story continues, with an unlikely response by the landowner, who decides to send his son to the vineyard. What can we make of this apparently illogical story?

In the parable, the landowner is God and our world is the vineyard. In the midst of sinners aggressive acts, God re-sponds, not by striking back, but by subverting the violence by sending us his Son in sacrifice and love on the cross. God shows us that violence can never be thwarted by more violence, but only by means of love and forgiveness. Through the cross, Jesus shows God s abundant love and mercy for us, and that facing hostility with love is the only solution for reconciliation. Let us turn away from the violence that leads only to death, unclench our fists, and strive to be good tenants of this vineyard who produce fruit that is rooted in the Kingdom of God.

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