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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong><br />
CATHOLIC PARISH Diocese of Cleveland<br />
July 14, 2013 | The 15 th Sunday in Ordinary Time<br />
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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> | 929 Pearl Road, Brunswick, OH 44212<br />
Phone | 330.460.7300 Fax |330.220.1748 | Together.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us | www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us
THIS WEEK<br />
MARK YOUR CALENDARS<br />
RCIA I N<br />
T R C I A (RCIA) <br />
C, H ,<br />
B, C,<br />
E. The RCIA process is for those who are not<br />
baptized, are of other faiths, or are adult <strong>Catholic</strong>s who have not<br />
yet celebrated First Eucharist. Information Nights will take place<br />
on July 17 & August 21 at 7:00 pm in the School Library. Come<br />
learn more about what RCIA is all about and meet team members<br />
who will share their faith with you! Questions Contact Pattie<br />
Batchman at 330.460.7323 or pbatchman@stambrose.us.<br />
August 4 | The FEST<br />
13th Annual <strong>Catholic</strong> Family FESTival<br />
S, J 14<br />
10:00-2:00 pm Kindergarten Orientaon (S)<br />
M, J 15<br />
9:00 am-12:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
9:00-5:00 pm Eucharisc Adoraon (CC)<br />
1:00-4:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
7:00-9:00 pm Fest Cantor Audions (C)<br />
T, J 16<br />
9:00-11:00 am Sarah’s Circle (R)<br />
9:00 am-12:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
1:00-4:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
6:00-8:30 pm Vacaon Bible School Family Nite<br />
6:30-8:00 pm ALPHA Planning Mtg. (LCMK)<br />
W, J 17<br />
9:00 am-12:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
1:00-4:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
September 7 | <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong> Annual<br />
<strong>St</strong>eak Roast & More!<br />
End of Summer Celebration<br />
7:00-8:30 pm RCIA Informaon Night (LCLK)<br />
7:30-10:00 pm Knights of Columbus (LCFM)<br />
T, J 18<br />
9:00 am-12:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
10:30-12:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry (LCMT)<br />
1:00-4:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
3:30-6:00 pm Market Day (HH4)<br />
6:00-7:00 pm Legion of Mary (CC)<br />
6:30-9:00 pm CYO Basketball & Volleyball (HHG)<br />
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:<br />
Sun 9 am - 12:00 pm<br />
Mon-Thurs 8:30 am - 7:00 pm<br />
Fri 8:30 am - 6 pm<br />
Sat 8:30 am - 4 pm<br />
Phone | 330.460.7300<br />
Fax | 330.220.1748<br />
Web | www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us<br />
Net | Together.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us<br />
6:30-9:00 pm Boy Scouts #513 (LC)<br />
7:00-10:00 pm Virtus Training (LCJN)<br />
F, J 19<br />
9:00 am-12:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
CALENDAR KEY:<br />
C Church<br />
CC Church Chapel<br />
S School<br />
R Rectory<br />
HHG Hilkert Hall Gym<br />
HH<br />
LCCR<br />
LCMT<br />
LCMK<br />
LCLK<br />
LCJN<br />
LCFM<br />
Hilkert Hall<br />
Lehner Center, Conference Room<br />
Lehner Center, Mahew<br />
Lehner Center, Mark<br />
Lehner Center, Luke<br />
Lehner Center, John<br />
Lehner Center, Fr. McGivney<br />
1:00-4:00 pm Vacaon Bible School<br />
5:00-11:00 pm Bingo (HHG)<br />
S, J 20<br />
8:00 am-1:00 pm Community Meal Prep (HHK)<br />
www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us - PAGE 2
FROM THE PASTOR<br />
PARISH NEWS<br />
…”O God, who shows the<br />
light of your truth to those<br />
who go astray so that they<br />
may return to the right<br />
path, give all, who for the<br />
faith they profess are<br />
accounted Christians, the grace to reject<br />
whatever is contrary to the name of Christ, and<br />
to strive after all that does it honor. Through<br />
our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and<br />
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,<br />
one God, for ever and ever.” Reject whatever<br />
is contrary to Christ! <strong>St</strong>rive after all that does<br />
Christ honor! What work we have to do in the<br />
middle of this summer season!!! Our call to<br />
prayer this weekend really focuses our<br />
attention on walking the right path. On that<br />
path we are called to live in the ways of Jesus<br />
Christ and to reject whatever is contrary to His<br />
ways and His truth. The promise for those who<br />
walk this path….His Life…abundantly and fully<br />
and forever. Pray for the deeper<br />
understanding of this truth and His promise<br />
this week as you go about rejecting what is<br />
contrary, and striving for whatever gives<br />
glory to God.<br />
…This week we welcome almost 300 young<br />
people along with parents, teen helpers and<br />
adult staff for Vacation Bible School. It’s a<br />
great week for our young people to learn about<br />
the ways of the Lord, and to surround<br />
themselves with friends and teachers who can<br />
help them learn His truth and find great joy and<br />
life in the Lord. Special thanks to all who have<br />
worked so hard to plan and organize this<br />
highlight of summer for our young people.<br />
Please hold all of them in your prayers this<br />
week. May God speak to their hearts and<br />
change their lives in the ways of the Lord.<br />
…Many thanks for the outpouring of<br />
prayers, and cards, and thoughts for my dad.<br />
He is on the mend and, hopefully, by the time<br />
you read this, on his way home after a long bout<br />
of pneumonia. Your compassion and<br />
thoughtful prayers were/are a great source of<br />
support for him and especially for me. Thank<br />
you so much.<br />
…Amid caring for my dad and planning for The<br />
FEST (our diocesan family FESTival on August<br />
4 th ), these are very busy days for our parish<br />
community. While there are a few less<br />
meetings and events (admittedly only a few),<br />
this is a very active time of planning for the<br />
upcoming pastoral and school year. I have<br />
been meeting with so many of our staff and our<br />
leaders to make sure our parish is poised for a<br />
strong year of opportunities to grow spiritually<br />
and in service to the Lord. May the Holy<br />
Spirit guide and direct all of our efforts.<br />
…Some highlights of the planning process<br />
include:<br />
…Father Larry Richards will be coming to<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong> for our Lent <strong>Parish</strong> Mission in<br />
2014. He is an incredible preacher who will call<br />
and challenge all of us to walk the path of the<br />
Lord.<br />
...We will be “Filling the Field” on Saturday,<br />
October 12, for a HUGE outdoor Mass and<br />
dedication of the new football field.<br />
…Plans are in place to start monthly<br />
community service days to help improve<br />
homes and neighborhoods in our region.<br />
…Following the goals of the Pastoral Council,<br />
we will be engaging in an effort to invite more of<br />
our members to share their gifts and talents in<br />
some of our parish ministries.<br />
…Mission Possible will be completing a Church<br />
in the Dominican for some of the poorest of the<br />
poor, and our members will be making a<br />
beautiful quilt that will sew the bonds of faith<br />
and stitch the love and care we hold for our<br />
sisters and brothers in need.<br />
…The list could go on and on. We are very<br />
blessed with so many of our members and our<br />
pastoral staff who are using the summer<br />
‘vacation’ to help all of us embrace lives<br />
centered on the Gospel.<br />
…This coming week I will be leading a<br />
discussion with some of our members about<br />
strengthening our care and outreach to the<br />
imprisoned. The Corporal Works of Mercy call<br />
us to Visit the Imprisoned and bring them the<br />
Good News. If you would like to learn more<br />
about some ideas and plans we are discussing,<br />
please let me know (frbob@<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us or<br />
330.460.7300).<br />
…Tonight (before the rains) our parking lot and<br />
fields were filled with teens who come every<br />
Tuesday for FIAT volleyball. It’s wonderful to<br />
see so many spending their summer nights at<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong>. It’s one way of helping them<br />
form good friendships so they can walk together<br />
on the path of the Lord.<br />
…Jurell Sison, our youth minister, has been<br />
working very hard these past few weeks<br />
(before his wedding in two weeks) to get both<br />
the FIAT youth ministry and Confirmation in a<br />
good place for the coming year. He’s been<br />
gathering 20-somethings and adults to help him<br />
support our teens through a vibrant youth<br />
ministry. If it’s hard for us as adults to ‘reject<br />
what is contrary to Christ,’ it’s even more<br />
challenging for our teens as they are flooded<br />
with distractions. He really needs YOUR help<br />
in creating a parish that has a special place<br />
and commitment for our teens. There’s plenty<br />
of room for everyone. Some cook meals.<br />
Others lead discussions. Some watch the<br />
parking lot. A few teach. All care about our<br />
teens. All are needed. To learn more or<br />
consider the call to serve this important<br />
ministry of our parish, please contact Jurell<br />
(jsison@<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us or 330.460.7338).<br />
Thank you for your consideration.<br />
…I’m excited for August 15 to come and for<br />
you to have the chance to meet our newest<br />
faculty member for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong> School –<br />
Rachel Burkey. Rachel has family in Northern<br />
Ohio and found her way home to be with them.<br />
She comes to us from Nashville where she has<br />
been teaching in a <strong>Catholic</strong> School. She has<br />
amazing talent in music, fine arts and<br />
language (she speaks four languages fluently).<br />
More importantly, she has an incredible<br />
spirituality and will be greatly enriching our<br />
school and parish community. Make sure<br />
you meet her. She will give all of us one more<br />
huge reason to give thanks to God for our<br />
parish community.<br />
…Plans are starting to come together for our<br />
next building project as part of the Vision<br />
20/20 plan and capital campaign. We should<br />
be about two weeks away from sharing the plan<br />
for office space for our hard working staff, along<br />
with some additional meeting space. Through<br />
much discussion and discernment, we are<br />
looking to place this building on the south side of<br />
Hilkert Hall adjacent to the current kitchen (thus<br />
eliminating the need for building a kitchen in the<br />
new building). It will allow us also to connect<br />
Hilkert Hall and the Church with the office and<br />
meeting space. A very good plan is coming<br />
together that responds to many of our needs<br />
and priorities (office space, connecting the<br />
buildings, space for funeral lunches without<br />
moving students, more storage, and some<br />
kitchen upgrades). Watch next week for a<br />
time for us to meet and share the plan.<br />
...Special thanks to our Women’s Guild who<br />
work so hard for the good of our parish<br />
community. This past week they made their<br />
second payment on their collective pledge to<br />
our Capital Campaign. I firmly believe that<br />
God will bless them and all who make such great<br />
sacrifice for the Lord and our parish community.<br />
Together…for the glory of God.<br />
…One clear sign of God’s blessing and<br />
favor….Last summer we needed dry weather for<br />
construction of the LC addition. This summer<br />
we needed rain to water the newly planted<br />
football field. Take a drive to the Grotto and<br />
see the field…it is wonderfully alive and will be<br />
a great place for our young people and<br />
community to gather in prayer and play. God is<br />
very good.<br />
…In these summer days, what do you need to do<br />
to reject what is contrary to Christ so you can<br />
more fully embrace the promise of God’s life<br />
and love Have a great week.<br />
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INTENTIONS<br />
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS<br />
M S<br />
Daily: 8:15 am & 5:30 pm<br />
Saturday: 8:15 am & 4:30 pm Vigil<br />
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 12 Noon & 5 pm<br />
Holy Day Mass Schedule: 7 pm Vigil, 8:15 am,<br />
12 Noon & 7pm<br />
S, J 14| 15 S O T<br />
7:30 Doris Rucky (Swansinger Family) DM<br />
9:00 Ray & Mary Adolph (Angbrandt Family) DM<br />
10:30 Dolores Slevinski (Gary Farren) RS<br />
12:00 Arthur Foth (The Sheridans) GH<br />
5:00 Victor Palzes (Rosaleen Palzes) RS<br />
M, J 15 | S. B<br />
8:15 Ray Rodano (Wife)<br />
5:30 Arthur Foth (Mom & Dad)<br />
T, J 16 | O L M C<br />
8:15 Peter Choi (Family)<br />
5:30 Emily & Mike Paes (Family)<br />
W, J 17<br />
8:15 Rose Golan (Family)<br />
5:30 Rose Golan (Mary & Carol)<br />
T, J 18 | S. C L<br />
8:15 Edward McGoun (Terhart Family)<br />
5:30 Rachel Simeone (Mr. & Mrs. Herman Leo)<br />
F, J 19<br />
8:15 Bill Mills (Deacon Tom and Helen)<br />
5:30 Henry Wrona (Family)<br />
S, J 20 | S. A<br />
8:15 William Mills (Family)<br />
4:30 Wilbur Wolfe (Rita Miczak)<br />
S, J 21| 16 S O T<br />
7:30 Louis & Irene Hollo (Family)<br />
9:00 Antonio Luna (Family)<br />
10:30 East Family (Judy East)<br />
12:00 Michael Spirnak (Family)<br />
5:00 Roland & Mary Angbrandt (Tim & Jean)<br />
www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us - PAGE 4<br />
P K I Y P...<br />
JoAnne Abramczyk<br />
Bob Andrassy<br />
Kimberly Banko<br />
Jane Bast<br />
Ausn Belaska<br />
Josephine Belaska<br />
John Bukovsky<br />
Liam Crolley<br />
Roger Droll<br />
Jimmy Fajfar<br />
Jonathon Fox<br />
Marie Fuizzotti<br />
Rich W. Golan<br />
Avis Holt<br />
Mildred Jaworske<br />
Sam Kovalchik<br />
Patricia Kukarola<br />
Zachary G. Lanum<br />
Julie La Guardia<br />
Michael Murray<br />
Luann Osterling<br />
Rick Paulius<br />
To add a name to our prayer list ,<br />
contact the <strong>Parish</strong> Office at<br />
330.460.7300 or<br />
Connie at 330.225.9236.<br />
I L M...<br />
Anne Harcar<br />
Born into Life: February 10, 1919<br />
Called to Eternal Life: June 30, 2013<br />
Lucille Wolanin<br />
Mother of Russell<br />
Called to Eternal Life: July 3, 2013<br />
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,<br />
and let perpetual light shine upon them.<br />
Sam Romano<br />
Lorrie Sirocky<br />
MJ Sirocky<br />
Joe Szelenyi<br />
John Trush<br />
Nancy Vangieson<br />
Francis Verchick<br />
Rosemary Williams<br />
“I Y…”<br />
James 5: 13-16<br />
A , <br />
, . We<br />
need your help to tell us about any members of our<br />
community who are shut in or sick that you know about but<br />
our staff does not. Please give the parish office a call to let us<br />
know if there is someone who is sick who would like a call or<br />
visit from our parish staff. Thank you!<br />
G S M<br />
W H C <br />
C due to illness, age or<br />
are recovering aer surgery. If you would like to have a<br />
visit and receive Holy Communion, please call the parish<br />
office at 330-460-7300. To find out more about our<br />
Ministry, call Deacon Frank at 330.888.8383.
W N P!!<br />
TIME - TALENTS - TREASURES<br />
STEWARDSHIP<br />
P <br />
J!<br />
Michael & Bey Angele Ryan & Megan Murphy<br />
David & April Babich Brian & Denise Romanchok<br />
Susan Buck<br />
Nick & Heather <strong>St</strong>evens<br />
Rachael Burkey<br />
Connie Uer<br />
Nathan Carnes<br />
Kevin & Valerie Walter<br />
Daniel Charnigo<br />
Russell & Mary Jo Weihrouch<br />
Kevin & <strong>St</strong>efani Dubiel Keith & Jaclyn Whitehair<br />
Bernard & Donna Guido Christopher & Kara Wojcik<br />
Allen & Emily Guzik<br />
David & Susanne Wypasek<br />
Kenneth Hageman<br />
Rose Zazzara<br />
Zach & Melissa Henning<br />
R B<br />
B-L<br />
Celebrate Naonal Ice Cream Day<br />
today with a FREE treat! Like us on<br />
Facebook! Looking for a way to<br />
volunteer in the parish Help out at<br />
Bingo one Friday night a month!<br />
Quesons/comments, please contact<br />
Michele at msumner@stambrose.us or<br />
direct at 330.460.7324.<br />
A G<br />
S- FREE <br />
. Just<br />
fill out a contribuon card indicang<br />
your offering amount and your<br />
contribuon will be made directly from<br />
your bank account to ours. If you are<br />
interested, stop by the <strong>Parish</strong> Office or<br />
call Lynn Rogers at 330.460.7335.<br />
We received a check for<br />
May Recycling in the<br />
amount of $437.72<br />
Vision 20/20<br />
M G B Y F Y<br />
G T O P C<br />
July 7 2013 July 1, 2012<br />
July 7, 2013<br />
Week of<br />
6/23/13<br />
Week of<br />
7/7/13<br />
Total Pledged $3,920,768 $3,920,768<br />
Pledge Payments $6,440.98 $22,037.17<br />
Total Payments Received $1,345,105.74 $1,367,142.91<br />
Total # of Pledges 845 845<br />
# Increased Offertory 16 16<br />
July 1, 2011<br />
July 8, 2012<br />
S C $37,036 $58,830 $59,140<br />
A N ($29,200) ($58,400)<br />
O/(U) $7,836 $430<br />
B F $696 $826<br />
ACH Collecon (Weekly) $2,088 (Monthly) $9,499<br />
Children's Envelopes Amount $41 Used 47<br />
Monday Counng Crew: 3 Friday Bingo Team: 3<br />
M G P<br />
Does your employer have a matching gi program<br />
Many area businesses have a program where donaons made<br />
by their employees will be equally matched. Join other <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Ambrose</strong> families who make their money work for them. Just<br />
contact your Human Resources department for more<br />
informaon.<br />
O M<br />
P ,<br />
especially those from our parish community.<br />
May God keep them safe and free from harm.<br />
The complete list of parishioners serving in the military will be<br />
printed in the bullen on the first Sunday of every month.<br />
Let us hold your family member up in prayer; names of those serving in<br />
the military can be e-mailed to bullen@stambrose.us.<br />
www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us - - PAGE 55
PARISH NEWS<br />
FAMILY LIFE | UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
SAS + (S A S)<br />
Yoga - All Wednesdays 9-10am (except July 17)<br />
All are welcome | No contracts to sign | $5.00 per session<br />
THE FEST | A 4<br />
J 28 | P L P 1 to 3pm |Hilkert Hall Rooms<br />
1 & 2. With a special guest speaker.<br />
Quesons Contact Helen, 330.460.7322<br />
F L M<br />
M | When you take a trip on a freeway,<br />
traffic usually moves along prey smoothly.<br />
However, there are mes when you may find<br />
yourselves stuck in stalled traffic speeding along at<br />
20 mph. You may experience a temptaon to get<br />
off the freeway. The side roads through the various<br />
towns look prey clear and are moving along okay. Then you think about<br />
the traffic lights and the curves and turns and you reconsider that decision.<br />
Marriage is a lot like driving on the freeways. It can be easy for your<br />
relaonship to get bogged down in the traffic and rush of everyday living.<br />
Your communicaon may just be crawling along, slower and slower, l you<br />
are tempted to think that another relaonship may be the answer to being<br />
stuck in a rut. Hopefully, aer you stop to consider the reality of your lives<br />
and you each look at your own responsibility in allowing your marriage to<br />
be in a rut, you both will realize that the “easy or quick” route of changing<br />
relaonships will not make your lives beer. marriage@aboutguide.com.<br />
Important dates to remember to “ Geng out of a Rut in Your Marriage”<br />
9/10/13 thru 10/15/13 – Mark your Calendar Now! Watch next week’s<br />
bullen for details or contact Helen 330-460-7322.<br />
M M!<br />
S N<br />
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L. Imagine standing with 20,000+ for<br />
an outdoor Mass! There’s <strong>St</strong>rength in<br />
Numbers. That’s the theme for FEST<br />
2013 which takes place on Sunday,<br />
August 4, 2013, on the grounds of the<br />
Center for Pastoral Leadership (aka<br />
Borromeo Seminary, 28700 Euclid<br />
Avenue, Wickliffe). The day is filled with<br />
great music, inspiring displays,<br />
opportunies for prayer and reflecon,<br />
tours of the seminary, along with the<br />
World’s Largest Grill, Smart Martha, the<br />
Colgate Dental Van, the Duct Tape Tent<br />
with Cras for Kids, and more. The day<br />
begins at 12 noon and concludes with<br />
Mass at 8 pm followed by an amazing<br />
American Fireworks display. The FEST is<br />
FREE and open to all. Bring your family<br />
and friends. Invite your neighbors and<br />
church friends to come together for a<br />
day of inspiraon and family fun at The<br />
FEST. For more informaon, go to:<br />
www.theFEST.us or call The FEST Office<br />
at 440.943.7662. Join us for The FEST!<br />
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T H | J 25, 2013<br />
A B<br />
50 Years | Mr. & Mrs. Wally & Joan Morgan<br />
Would you like to share a “Milestone Moment” with our <strong>Parish</strong> Go to our<br />
web site at www.<strong>St</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>.us!<br />
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SOCIAL CONCERNS | FROM THE DIOCESE<br />
PARISH NEWS<br />
H W | S. A R<br />
Part-me graphic designer/bullen editor. Qualified candidate<br />
will have previous graphic design experience with proficiency in<br />
Microso Publisher or comparable graphic design soware.<br />
Candidate must also be proficient in Microso Suite products. This<br />
self-movated, organized individual must be able to work<br />
independently with deadlines. Front office experience a plus. To<br />
apply, send resume and cover leer to Lynn Rogers, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong><br />
<strong>Parish</strong>, 929 Pearl Rd., Brunswick OH 44212 or email<br />
lrogers@stambrose.us<br />
Part-me front desk receponist. Qualified candidate must be<br />
knowledgeable in Microso suite products including but not<br />
limited to, Outlook, Excel and Word. Must be friendly, energec<br />
and work well with the public. Excellent phone and organizaonal<br />
skills are a must. Flexible schedule with evenings and<br />
weekends. To apply, send resume and cover leer to Lynn Rogers,<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Ambrose</strong> <strong>Parish</strong>, 929 Pearl Rd., Brunswick OH 44212 or email<br />
lrogers@stambrose.us<br />
C’ I C F<br />
W B F J 19-21<br />
Fesval proceeds benefit West Side <strong>Catholic</strong> Center, Make a Wish<br />
Foundaon and Holy Family Home.<br />
EXECUTION:<br />
On August 7th Billy Slagle is scheduled to be executed by our<br />
tax dollars in Lucasville, Ohio. Please pray for him and the vicms<br />
of his crime.<br />
We pray…<br />
God of compassion, You let Your rain fall on the just and<br />
the unjust. Open our hearts so that we may love as You love,<br />
even those among us who have caused pain by taking life. There<br />
is in our country a great cry to take vengeance, as we fill death<br />
rows and kill the killers in the name of jusce.<br />
Jesus our brother, You suffered execuon at the hand of<br />
the state, but You did not let hatred overcome You. Help us to<br />
reach out to vicms of violence so that Your enduring love may<br />
help them to heal.<br />
Holy Spirit of God, You strengthen us in our search for<br />
jusce. Help us to work for the end of state-sanconed death<br />
and to renew the heart of our society so that violence will be no<br />
more. Amen. (Based on a prayer by Sr. Helen Prejean CSJ)<br />
C W M<br />
CHRISTMAS IN JULY!<br />
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JULY 20-21 <br />
JULY 27-28 <br />
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Our list has been<br />
revised with other various needs. Please look<br />
for the TAGS that you can take from the trees in<br />
early July to get some of the following needed<br />
items:<br />
• Construcon<br />
paper<br />
• Dry erase markers<br />
(thin, black for<br />
students boards)<br />
• Dry erasers (for<br />
white boards)<br />
• Expo Cleaner<br />
• “Mr. Eraser” Magic<br />
Cleaner<br />
• “White out”/<br />
correcon tape<br />
• Manila folders<br />
• Copy paper<br />
• Baeries<br />
(AA, AAA, C & 9V)<br />
• Hand Sanizer<br />
(large not<br />
individual)<br />
• Clorox wipes (any<br />
brand)<br />
• Paper towel rolls<br />
• Packs of individual<br />
ssues<br />
• Boxes of ssues<br />
• Cleaning spray<br />
• Plasc hangers<br />
• White crew socks<br />
• Maroon knee<br />
highs<br />
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Much of this produce will be grown in the <strong>St</strong>.<br />
<strong>Ambrose</strong> community garden or donated by local<br />
farms. We also welcome donaons from<br />
parishioners of surplus fresh fruits and<br />
vegetables from your home garden. If you would<br />
like to donate fresh fruits or vegetables, please<br />
contact CWM at 330-460-7303 to make drop-off<br />
arrangements.<br />
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CONTACTS & SACRAMENTS<br />
“<br />
Turn to the Lord in your need,<br />
And you will live.<br />
~ Psalm 69<br />
OUR PARISH<br />
P S<br />
Father Bob <strong>St</strong>ec, Pastor 330.460.7333<br />
Father Dennis McNeil, Parochial Vicar 330.460.7311<br />
Father Bob Wenz, Parochial Vicar 330.460.7312<br />
Deacon Clem Belter | Deacon Gary Tomazic<br />
Deacon Thomas Sheridan | Deacon Frank Weglicki<br />
Rev. Gary Hoover, OSB, Weekend Assistant<br />
Rose Anielski, PSR Coordinator 330.460.7321<br />
Pae Batchman, Director of Religious Educaon 330.460.7323<br />
Jake Bihari, <strong>Parish</strong> Events | Mission 330.460.7331<br />
Tom Bonezzi, Music Ministry 330.460.7337<br />
Heidi Zimmerman, Day School Principal 330.460.7350<br />
Marion Drake, Ministry Coordinator 330.460.7315<br />
Catherine Mitchell, Pre School Director 330.460.7361<br />
Kathy Sarazin, Front Office Coordinator 330.460.7341<br />
Jurell Sison , High School Youth Ministry 330.460.7338<br />
Ann Marie Frattare, Junior High Youth Ministry 330.460.7325<br />
Helen Sheridan, Family Life Ministry 330.460.7322<br />
E-M S : F I L N SA.<br />
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Bob Downs, <strong>Parish</strong> Finance Council 330.273.3108<br />
Bryce Rausch, <strong>Parish</strong> Finance Council 215.896.9248<br />
Jim Lepi, Athlec Director 330.273.1801<br />
Sheri Ricciardi and Kim Harrington, School Advisory Board<br />
SAB@<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>School.us<br />
James Ergh, Building & Grounds Supervisor 330.460.7309<br />
Ken Trepkowski, <strong>Parish</strong> Pastoral Council 330.220.6958<br />
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R W| www.usccb.org<br />
Mon Ex 1:8-14,22; Mt 10:34-11:1<br />
Tues Ex 2:1-15a; Mt 11:20-24<br />
Wed Ex 3:1-6,9-12; Mt 11:25-27<br />
Thur Ex 3:13-20; Mt 11:28-30<br />
Fri Ex 11:10-12:14; Mt 12:1-8<br />
Sat Ex 12:37-42; Mt 12:14-21<br />
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W B<br />
Olivia Suzanne Kroph<br />
Paisley Rose Hylton<br />
B M<br />
II Tim Kusmirek and Megan Annes<br />
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Y M!<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan & Samantha Levandusky<br />
B: Sundays at 1:15 pm.<br />
Parents need to aend a Pre-Bapsm Class for their first child.<br />
Please call Helen Sheridan to register.<br />
M: Congratulaons!<br />
Please call a priest or deacon at the <strong>Parish</strong> Office at least six months<br />
prior to proposed date to begin your wedding preparaons.<br />
R C I A: Come and<br />
learn more about the <strong>Catholic</strong> faith- call the <strong>Parish</strong> Office.<br />
P M: New parishioners are invited to call<br />
the <strong>Parish</strong> Office and make an appointment to register. Current<br />
members are asked to nofy the <strong>Parish</strong> Office when they move.<br />
S : Confessions are celebrated<br />
Saturdays from 3:30 – 4 pm and by appointment as well.<br />
E A: In the Church Chapel Mondays from<br />
9:00am to 5:30pm. The Chapel is open daily from 7:30am-6:00pm.<br />
L F J |<br />
Sunday, 14 July 2013 Luke 10:25-37<br />
“Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.”<br />
(Psalm 69)<br />
• How do you see more clearly<br />
when you love with your whole<br />
heart, being, strength and<br />
mind<br />
• Who is your neighbor How can<br />
you love them<br />
• How do you picture goodness<br />
Does it always look that way<br />
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D S<br />
S O S H<br />
Month of July – Office is closed | Will reopen<br />
on August 1<br />
If you have quesons or concerns during<br />
the summer, please email or call Mrs.<br />
Newrones at<br />
mnewrones@saintambroseschool.us or 330.460.7353.<br />
T 2013/2014<br />
Please note that full tuion payments are due in the<br />
school office by June 30, 2013. <strong>St</strong>atements were sent out<br />
in the mail on June 13, 2013. If you have quesons<br />
regarding your tuion balance aer July 1, please contact<br />
Lynn Rogers in the business office at 330.460.7335.<br />
I S I<br />
Please check the school website under the Campus Life<br />
link at www.<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>School.us for the following<br />
informaon:<br />
School Supply List<br />
Summer Reading List<br />
Summer Pracce Grade Level Packets<br />
Schoolbelle’s Uniform Informaon<br />
D S O E<br />
Visit www.<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>School for more informaon.<br />
Schedule a personal tour: 330.460.7318 or<br />
admissions@<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Ambrose</strong>School.us.<br />
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Journey With Jesus Sunday<br />
Preschool needs 2 more<br />
catechists and 4 additional<br />
assistants for 2013-2014!!<br />
EDUCATION NEWS<br />
PSR G 1-6<br />
OUR CHILDREN<br />
A S I P <br />
RCIA I N S!!<br />
Tradions have a special role in family life.<br />
Celebrang birthdays with a gathering of family and<br />
friends, accompanied with singing, gis, cake and<br />
birthday candles serves to create memories filled with<br />
love. Christmas tradions – baking special cookies,<br />
decorang the tree and special movies or play<br />
presentaons which convey the spirit of the season – all<br />
work together to pass on the “specialness” of the<br />
Christmas season. Parents have a special role in handing<br />
on tradions.<br />
In a similar way, faith tradions have a special<br />
role in a person’s spiritual life. Prayers serve as a means<br />
of communicaon with God. Gathering as a faith<br />
community for prayer and sharing Eucharist is at the<br />
heart of the <strong>Catholic</strong> faith tradion. As more of us gather<br />
at the Table of our Lord, our community of faith is<br />
strengthened.<br />
We invite all who are being called to grow closer<br />
to our Lord through greater parcipaon in our Church.<br />
Come and learn more about the process of the Rite of<br />
Chrisan Iniaon of Adults (RCIA) which will meet<br />
weekly beginning Sept. 18. Come and learn about our<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> teachings and tradions. Come and ask<br />
quesons. As you learn more and grow closer to God, as<br />
a parent, you will be able to pass along a deeper<br />
understanding of our <strong>Catholic</strong> faith to your children.<br />
RCIA Informaon Nights will take place at 7 pm in the<br />
Lehner Center. Come meet our team members and hear<br />
more about the RCIA process!!<br />
May God bless you abundantly this week!!<br />
Seeking to have your life change<br />
for the better Enjoy younger<br />
children Willing to give of 2½ hours a week, one hour<br />
planning and 1½ hour at a weekly session two or three<br />
times each month September thru April Then God may<br />
be calling you to help with Journey With Jesus this<br />
coming year!!<br />
Have children age 3-5 Want to participate and enjoy<br />
Mass more Consider signing your child up to<br />
participate in Journey With Jesus! Registration forms for<br />
Journey with Jesus are available either on line at<br />
www.stambrose.us/church-forms/ or in the back of the<br />
Church or in the PSR Office in the Rectory. Contact Erica<br />
Horman at Hormane@yahoo.com or Pattie Batchman at<br />
330.460.7323.<br />
CLW<br />
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to give our volunteers a summer break.<br />
CLoW’s success depends on adults who are<br />
willing to give of their time and talent to<br />
serve the needs of our parish children. If you are<br />
interested in helping for about 20 minutes during Mass<br />
beginning in September, please contact Pattie Batchman<br />
at 330.460.7323. By helping in the CLoW ministry, you<br />
will better understand the weekly Gospel message as<br />
you prepare to help with CLoW!!!<br />
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MESSAGE<br />
FROM JURELL<br />
Last week we asked the<br />
question, “How can we make<br />
church engaging” and the<br />
complex answer was to speak<br />
the language of the<br />
generation. So, here is a<br />
classic example of one way<br />
we can speak the “millennial<br />
tongue.”<br />
I can count only a handful of<br />
times that church<br />
announcements were<br />
actually exciting. Usually it’s a<br />
simple reading of the events<br />
going on in the parish. Now,<br />
this is not a bad thing—it gets<br />
the message out there and<br />
that is exactly what is needed;<br />
however, the deeper<br />
question we must ask is: Does<br />
it catch our teen’s attention<br />
Let’s explore the question.<br />
We’ve already talked about<br />
how our teens feel special. So<br />
it’s no surprise that teens are<br />
neither impressed with nor<br />
persuaded by impersonal and<br />
routine invitations. Current<br />
research reports that teens<br />
hear the announcements but<br />
rarely consider the<br />
impersonal invite. After all,<br />
they are special. Parents and<br />
much of our society have<br />
conditioned them to higher<br />
expectations. So, when a<br />
church is not giving special<br />
attention to their young<br />
people—they know it. They<br />
can feel it inside and they can<br />
many times perceive this lack<br />
of attention as uncaring.<br />
If you are like me, then you<br />
know that this cannot<br />
JUNIOR HIGH<br />
happen. Our teens need to<br />
know we are dedicated to<br />
them. We cannot let the<br />
popular message of<br />
materialism, consumerism,<br />
sexism (etc…) steal their<br />
attention. We must be<br />
committed to them—<br />
showing them that the power<br />
of faith, justice, love, truth,<br />
mercy, and compassion to<br />
the other is worth it.<br />
So what’s the best way to<br />
invite Old-fashion<br />
hospitality. Our invitations<br />
must be personal and heartfelt.<br />
Such authenticity helps<br />
our teens to feel special and<br />
wanted. Which at the end of<br />
the day—is what all of us<br />
desire.<br />
NEWS<br />
In the Gospel today, Jesus addresses the queson, “Who is my<br />
Neighbor”...the Jr. High teens will be reflecng on this during Camp<br />
Samaritan, an overnight service –oriented retreat on July 23-24.<br />
Permission forms are at the church entrance and Rectory Office. Please<br />
prayerfully consider encouraging your teen to aend. Teach them the ways<br />
of our Lord!<br />
You are invited to join our group going to the Lake County Captains game on<br />
Sunday, July 21st! Mass is at 5pm and the game begins at 7pm. Tickets are<br />
$7 and the bus leaves <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Ambrose</strong> at 3pm. Please pick up a Permission<br />
Form and return with payment by July 15th!<br />
The FEST is August 4th; so make plans to join us...we<br />
sll need volunteers. Go to www.the fest.us to sign up<br />
to volunteer! There will be concerts, acvies, fun and<br />
fellowship. The busses will leave <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Ambrose</strong> at 12pm<br />
and 3pm. Please pick up a Permission Form in the Rectory Office to reserve<br />
your spot!<br />
Our next (and last) Wednesday Community Service is August 7th! Please let<br />
me know by August 2nd if can join us!<br />
Thanks for your connued support! Please contact me at 330-460-7325 or<br />
afraare@stambrose.us for more informaon on any of these events!<br />
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C G | S, J 21!<br />
Mass is at 5pm and the game begins at<br />
7pm. Tickets are $7 and the bus leaves <strong>St</strong>.<br />
<strong>Ambrose</strong> at 3pm. Please pick up a<br />
Permission Form and return with payment<br />
by July 15th!<br />
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Our next and LAST date is<br />
Wednesday, August 7th, from 12:30-<br />
4:15pm. We go to different service<br />
sites and help out our community. You<br />
must sign up one week in advance for<br />
planning purposes. All forms at the<br />
rectory.<br />
T FEST | A 4<br />
Save the date and be ready for a great<br />
day! VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED.<br />
All forms in the rectory.<br />
• FREE TRANSPORTATION: Buses<br />
leave from <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Ambrose</strong> at 12pm<br />
and 3pm that day.<br />
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All research is cited from Engaging a<br />
New Generaon: A Vision for Reaching<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Teens by Frank Mercadan<br />
FIAT Y<br />
R M!<br />
If you are interested in becoming a<br />
facilitator, leader, cook, or volunteer<br />
of any sort, please contact Jurell at<br />
jsison@stambrose.us