ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH 4453 Warren Sharon Rd • PO Box 148 • Vienna, OH 44473

Parish Office • 330-394-2461 • Fax • 330-609-0320

Religious Education Office • 330-394-2361 Website • the ApostleThomas.com

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PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday - 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon

PARISH STAFF

Pastor ..... Very Rev. Frank Zanni V.F. Pastor Emeriti Rev. James Cavanaugh Rev. John Lody Deacon……….………..William Bancroft Director Religious Ed....Virginia Crumb Music Director ............... Joan Deramo Sacristan ....................... D'Nelle Valent Business Manager .......... John Koshan Office Manager .............Shirley Vojtko

MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY…………………………..4:30 p.m. SUNDAY………..…………………...10:00 a.m. MONDAY - THURSDAY………. 8:30 a.m. HOLY DAYS……………………...See Bulletin CONFESSIONS Saturday……………………3:30 - 4:00 p.m. BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF THE SICK Call Rectory - 330-394-2461

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Roman Catholic Community of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, comprised of generations of diverse backgrounds, strive to reflect the image of Jesus Christ. Through our baptismal call, we embrace our Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and our celebration of the Sacraments. In living our faith, we nurture our youth, and reach out to all in need. We welcome all believers of the Kingdom of God.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 3, 2021

Monday, January 4 8:30 a.m. Margie Lazzeo - Health & Blessings Karl Eberle & Girls Tuesday, January 5 8:30 a.m. Mary Kolat ~ Margie Stevens Wednesday, January 6 8:30 a.m. John Zanni ~ Family Thursday, January 7 8:30 a.m. Shelley Town ~ Kathy & Zig Lugiewicz Saturday, January 9 4:30 p.m. Marsha Kind ~ Relay Team Sunday, January 10 10:00 a.m. Pat Matta ~ Family

Today is Feast of the Epiphany. This story is unique to the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew who was a Jewish man but was considered a sinner because he had abandoned his faith to collect taxes for the Roman Empire. Because he was considered a sinner he was cast out of society, considered an ‘outsider’. His Gospel addresses those of the Jewish faith, but his message about Jesus was that Jesus came as the Messiah and accepted everyone for salvation. Thus, the story of the Magi, is about ‘outsiders’ who came to see the new born King, thus being included in the salvation story. The word ‘Epiphany’ means an awareness that was not previously known. The Magi came to have an ‘epiphany’ to mani-fest the new born savior; they then went out to the world to tell the good news of the Messiah. We too have the same responsibilities… to make known who Jesus is and go out into the world and to bring his message to all.

Please pray for the following parishioners

and their families.

Clara Babos Nick Yannucci Pat Herdman

Jackie Henderson

May they rest in peace.

We have an exciting event about to occur in our Diocese.

Our new Bishop-elect David J. Bonnar will be elevated to the Order of Bishop on Tuesday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. Columba. In this time of great joy, it is al-so a time of reservation. Due to the limita-tions imposed by the current pandemic, the number of reservations has been severely restricted. Due to anticipated attendants from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Bishop-elect’s family members, and visiting dignitar-ies from around the city, state, and country, the ceremony will not be open to the general public. However, you will be able to watch it live on our Diocesan website at doy.org/media/cathedral beginning at 2:00 p.m. A rebroadcast on ETC-Ecumenical Television Channel is scheduled for Thursday, January 14 at 12:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, January 16 at 12:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 8:00 p.m. May God bless our new Bishop and our Diocese.

2020 Financial contributions will be available to those who request them. Please do not call for them, but return the form by mail or place your request in the collection basket. Name_________________________________________Phone Number_____________________________________________

December 13, 2020 Sunday & Immaculate Conception

$7266.50 159 Envelopes Christmas Flowers

$545.00 20 Envelopes December 20, 2020 Sunday $2850.50 84 Envelopes Can’t be here every weekend? Sign up for elec-tronic giving at theapostlethomas.com or scan the QR Code.

Please mark your envelope with your contribution amount.

To become eligible for this weekly drawing, you need to activate your ‘Pot of Gold’ enve-lope by placing $2 into the pre-dated en-velope. Each Monday morning we will draw a number from all the parishioner numbers for that date, and if we draw your number, and you activated your en-velope, you win! Good luck! All envelopes must be in the parish office by Monday at 9:00 a.m. The weekend of December 12/13, we had no winner. The number was #499 and was worth $173.00.The weekend of December 19/20, we had no winner. The number was #092 and was worth $264.00.

January 8, 2021 Fish Sandwich Sale Order Form Name_____________________________________ Pick-up Time____________________________ Number of Sandwiches____@ $6.00 each ________Total enclosed.

Dear Jesus, though a newborn, the wise men knew your greatness. On a hint from the heavens, they traveled far from their places of comfort so that they could honor you. From their belief in your divinity, they gave amazing gifts, offerings that symbolized your life, power, and even your death. And because of a dream in the night, they altered their well-laid plans to return home in order to protect you. May we be so willing to honor, sacrifice, and obey, all for love of you, as we meditate on the meaning of this day. Amen.

Please pray for our RCIA Candidates and Catechumens. Susan Davis, Dawn DiVieste, Mauro DiVieste, Zach Miller,

Renee White and Kylee Shaffer.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: T.G.I.F. (Together Growing in Faith) - our next meeting is this Sunday, January 3, 2021. We will begin in Church. Please arrive no later than 9:45a.m. to check in. Deacon Bill Bancroft will continue teaching the Gospel of John for the adults.

FIRST RECONCILIATION CLASS INFORMATION Parents please bring t-shirt and wallet size photo to the Parent/Student meeting which will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 20 in St. Thomas’s parish center. It is Diocese policy that students attend classes to receive the Sacrament. First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Feb-ruary 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. prior to Mass in the church.

Please keep the families of: Weston Bayer, Michael (Dalton) Bodnar, Leah Carreno, Caroline Crumb, Camryn DeJulia, Jordanna Detelich, Brooklyn Hilliard, Sean Krarup, Valentina Menz, Braxton Ross, Giovoni Stinziano- Walley and Jackson Terlecky in prayer as they prepare for First Reconciliation.

Our next “Fish on-Friday” take home sack lunch or dinner will be upcoming this Friday, from 11:00 – 6:00. You can pre-order ahead of time us-ing the form found on the bottom of this bulletin, or you can phone in your order on Friday morning, from 9:00 – 12:00 by call-ing 330-394-2361. You will receive a fresh-fried piece of fish and a fresh baked roll, a pickle, bag of chips and a cookie. All of this for just $6.00! See you Friday!