July 5, 2020 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC PARISH DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND

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Dear Parishioners, Happy 4th of July Weekend! I hope you have a great weekend. This weekend I get to Bap-tize my 12th nephew, Noah (well, Fr. Scott Goodfellow does as I am the Godfather, but I will anoint with Chrism). Noah was born in April. He will be baptized at the 4 pm Mass at Ss. Robert & William where his parents, Mark & Kate, got married. Mark is my brother and my Godchild. We are 15 years apart and my Mom wanted us to have a special bond, so she made me his Godfather. It is so cool that I now get to be the Godfather to his son! As we continue to deal with COVID – 19, civil unrest, and all the other chaos of our coun-try, this November we will be faced with electing a president, and many other officials on all levels of government. While perhaps I am being nostalgic, I do not remember political discus-sions causing such tension in our country the way they do today. As a church we believe it is a sacred right and duty to participate in an election. It is such a privilege to be able to do so and I strongly encourage you to study, reflect, and pray about the issues at hand as well as the candidates and where they stand. We know there is no such thing as a perfect candidate, but I do believe we all must make the choice best in line with our Catholic faith and our Catholic conscious. I do believe this can be done. The church will never tell you for whom to vote, nor will they endorse a candidate. That would take away your free will. However, the church teaches very clearly on the issues and can help shape and form your conscious. For example, while the ethical and humane treatment of animals is important, that would never take priority over human life. There is a hierarchy of how issues rank as you make your decision. As I have been praying about how to shepherd, pastor, and lead us through this election season, as well as to continue to lead us through COVID – 19 and the civil unrest, I am thinking that as a parish we can all begin at the same starting point. We are all Catholics and the second greatest commandment we all must abide by is “Love one another…” Second, we are all U.S. citizens who seek “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in our great country! I believe these two realties implore us to make a commitment to LIFE. I am asking us to each prayerfully consider making a communal pledge to LIFE, especially protecting human life from con-ception until natural death, ending racism in all its forms in our country, protecting those who are sick and elderly, caring for those who are without food, shelter, or clean water, and working to improve our justice system. In other words, that we practice the Corporal Works of Mercy. There is a commitment card in today’s bulletin. I ask that you take this home, pray about it, and con-sider signing it. I would suggest you make a copy of it and put in a place where you will see it daily. Then bring a signed copy to church and we will place it in a basket on the altar. These commitments will become a part of our offering at every Mass. As a parish community, we will offer at every Mass our collective commitment to Life! I think this is a good Catholic starting point and really a way of life that we should be living everyday. I know many of you, if not all of you, already have this commitment, but I think it is good that as a parish – we make this commitment collectively, especially with today’s challenges. Pray and Consider it! Make it a great week! See you in Church! Peace, Fr. John

Thank you for all the 2020 festival donations and raffle ticket purchases. The drawing will be held on August

9th at Noon via SRW website/FACEBOOK Donation*: $5.00 per ticket or 5 for $20.00 The seller of

winning ticket wins $100!

Raffle Tickets Sales (to date) $15,810.00

Cash Donations (to date) $10,180.00

Total (to date) $25,990.00

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M A S S I N T E N T I O N S Monday, July 6 11:00 AM (JB/TS) † Jim Hoag Tuesday, July 7 11:00 AM (JB/TS) † Jim Cosgriff Wednesday, July 8 11:00 AM (JB) † All Souls Thursday, July 9 11:00 AM (AM/TK/TSP) † Robert Dunmire Friday, July 10 11:00 AM (AM/TS)† Ann & Bill Carney Saturday, July 11 11:00 AM (AM/TS) Lucy & William Woyshville 4:00 PM (JB) † Tom & Linda Hayes Sunday, July 12 9:00 AM (JB) † Mark Genter 11:30 AM (JB) † Kathi P. Romano 6:00 PM (JB) For the People

LUKE BROWN’S REFLECTION Happy Fourth of July! It is interesting to me that on this weekend of celebrating our independence, the readings at Mass remind us of the necessity of dependence on God. While some parts of independence are great, it can be taken to extremes. It is unfortunate how often independence as a person is taken to extremes here in the United States. When I studied in Italy, I met a classmate from Lebanon who quickly became a great friend. It was interesting how quick-ly he noticed when others were feeling down and was able to help people who were ready to accept it. It took me some time to get used to his friendship because of the independent tendencies I had that led me to think I could handle things on my own, that I did not need help, and that, if I learned to be tough enough, I would be respected for being such a strong and independent person. However, I learned that these were all lies and that accepting help from others was a good thing. Accepting help from others draws us closer into community and into relationship with other individuals. It was then that I learned that the American value of independence can be, and is often, taken to extremes. It is interesting as a counse-lor how often people are embarrassed to be in my office, as if it is pathetic to need the help of another person. This is a lie. I say this frequently in these bulletin articles, but we NEED others and, most of all Christ, in our lives. A sign of humility is the ability to ask for help when we need it. Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel that we will find rest and peace in Him. Instead of white-knuckling whatever might be bother-ing you, whether it is spiritual, emotional, financial, or phys-ical, please consider reaching out to the appropriate sources for help.

WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS “If, then, we have died with Christ,

we believe that we shall also live with him.” Romans 6:8

On Saturday, June 27th, the long-anticipated Christian initiation of Lisa Black, Jonathan Law, Sierra McGaughey, and Tricia Mer-kel finally took place! The people at the 4:00 PM Mass joyfully witnessed as they were baptized into the Catholic faith, Con-firmed in the Holy Spirit, and joined us at the Eucharistic table. We joyfully welcome them to into our parish family and pray for them as they continue on their journey of faith.

A MESSAGE FROM FR. JOHN In early April, we were fortunate and blessed that the money made available by the government to support small businesses and not-for-profits was available to SRW during this time of great uncertainty and need. The program is called the Paycheck Protection Program and it allowed us to keep all of our staff on payroll during the financially uncertain time from April through early June. We received $497,000 which is two and half months of payroll and benefits for our parish, school, and early learning center. We have been blessed with generous donors/households as well, and all of these funds will assist us in being able to maintain our parish/school operations through this time of the pandemic crisis.

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The Collection: for June 21 was $7,005.00 Loan Balance: $982,053 Monthly Loan Payment: $8,362

Capital Campaign Total of pledges $1,978,281.34

Total received/posted $1,441,229.84 Total donors 559

Please consider a donation to help lower our long-term debt. Please call Fr. John at the Parish Office at 216.731.1515 or email him at fjb@srweuclid.cc. Thank you very much for your continued generosity. ~Fr. John

PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor fjb@srweuclid.cc, ext. 228

Fr. Thom Kowatch, Parochial Vicar frkowatch@srweuclid.cc Ext. 229

Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate

rbarber@srweuclid.cc, ext. 262

Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal mcosgriff@srwschool.cc, ext. 243

Martha Dodd, Co-Principal

mdodd@srwschool.cc, ext. 231

Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager rdzuroff@srweuclid.cc, ext. 224

Anita Linsky, Office Manager Alinsky@srweuclid.cc, ext. 221

Bill Olson, Youth & Young Adult Minister

bolson@srweuclid.cc, ext. 246

Luke Brown, Wellness Minister lbrown@srweuclid.cc, ext.235

Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance

pfink@srweuclid.cc, ext. 291

Kyle Lorek, Director of Music klorek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 241

Anney Roach DRE

aroach@srweuclid.cc, ext. 248

Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director bperusek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 290

Nathan Raddell, Director of Communications

nraddell@srweuclid.cc, ext. 280

Parish Office Hours: Monday: 9:00 am – 6:45 pm, Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm,

Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132

216.731.1515 216.731.0300 (Fax)

info@srweuclid.cc www.srweuclid.cc

PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for… Tom Brickman, Camelle Brown, Faye Bukovec, Eileen Driscoll, Pauline Dutcher, John Ellul, Donald Evanchick, Jean Feiten, Mary Ellen Fellenstein, Anthony Fratino, Ray Golick, Ann Grossman, Helen Herman, Jeanette Hocevar, Tony Hocevar, Geraldine Hoffert, Patricia Johnston, Karen Long, Dolly Luskin, Alice Martincic, Ann Monreal, Darlene Novotney, Ryan Parker, Lydia Rydzinski, Brian Sargent, Melanie Sargent, Glenn Terrell, Rosemarie Terrell, Stansa Zitnik, Esther Zobec, and all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit. We thank, pray, and ask for God’s blessings for those in the military and safety forces serving our community and country. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of all those who have lost a loved one. May they know the peace and comfort of God’s love, and find strength in the support of our parish community.

Bulletin # 948050: Ss. Robert and William 367 E 260th Street Euclid, OH 44132-1495 216-731-1515 X280 Contact: Nate Raddell Software: Win 10 Publisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Transmission Time: Tuesdays, 9am Bulletin Date: 5/10/2020 Special Instructions: We need 600 copies

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