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St. William Parish

367 East 260th Street

Euclid, Ohio 44132

Parish: www.cleveland.catholicnet.com/parish/stwilliam

School: www.cleveland.catholicnet.com/school/stwilliam

Email: stwilliam@csnmail.net

Staff

Rev. Leonard Obloy, Pastor

Rev. David Baugh, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. James T. Klein, Associate Pastor

Rev. Jerome Lukachinsky, In residence

Sr. Irene Charette, OSU, Pastoral Minister

Ms. Susan Pohly, Principal

Miss Sherry Tedeschi, Youth Minister

Mr. Tim Pasbrig, Plant Manager

Telephone Numbers

Rectory/Administration Building (216) 731-1515

Rectory Fax (216) 731-7611

School (216) 731-3060

School Fax (216) 731-0300

Mass Schedule

Weekend

Vigil: Saturday, 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00, 6:00 pm

Weekday

7:00 am, 8:30 am Monday through Friday

8:30 am Saturday morning

Parish/Administration Building Office Hours

8:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Friday

9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday

9:00 am to 1:30 pm Sunday

Parish Information

Perpetual Adoration: 24/7 continuous adoration (except for Sunday Mass times) in the Exposition Chapel

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 2:30-3:30 pm (other times by appointment)

Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays after the noon Mass. Participation in a pre-baptismal program is required. Call the Rectory for details.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the Rectory at least six months, preferably up to a year in advance.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick/Communion to the Sick: Communal Anointing Services held regularly in church. Visits to the sick and homebound for Communion by Eucharistic Ministers and Reconciliation and anointing by a priest can be arranged by contacting the Pastoral Minister.

Parish School Grades K through 8: Call the School Office.

Parish School of Religion: Pre-school (ages 3-5) Sunday 10:00-11:00 am

Grades 1-6: Monday 3:45-5:00 pm

Grades 7-8: Monday 7:00-8:15 pm

Special Ed: Monday 7:00-8:00 pm

Grades 9-12: Youth Ministry,

Sunday, 7:15-8:30 pm

Registration: Welcome new parishioners! Please contact the Administration Building when you have moved in to set up an appointment to register. If you are moving out of the parish or to a new address in the parish, please notify the Parish Office.
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, Feb. 28

8:30 Donald Kuenzel(Wife & Family)

4:PM Judith Bischof(Family)

Sunday, Feb. 29

8:00 Father John Lesniak(Tony Rasper)

10:00 For the People of the Parish

12:00 George Palko(Dennis & Barb Sedlak)

6:PM Daniel Blasko(Anniv.)(M/M Frank Jochum)

Monday, Mar. 1 (Lenten Weekday)

7:00 Candace Ann (Mauceri)Fencak(Patricia Mauceri)

8:30 Paul J. Stokes(Dan Evers & Family)

Tuesday, Mar. 2 (Lenten Weekday)

7:00 Mary Hillen(Son)

8:30 John Zupancic(Wife)

Wednesday, Mar. 3 (Katherine Drexel, virgin)

7:00 Millicent Gleason(Mary & Maureen)

8:30 Stephen Perhach(Anniv.)(Family)

Thursday, Mar. 4 (Casimir)

7:00 Robert Brandt(Anniv.)(Wife)

8:30 Hoose & Cosgriff Families(Cosgriff Family)

Friday, Mar. 5 (Lenten Weekday)

7:00 Mary & John Rich(Tom Rich)

8:30 Agnes Thompson(Art & Eleanore Bolon)

Saturday, Mar. 6 (Lenten Weekday)

8:30 Nicholas R. Fiorelli(Wife & Family)

4:PM Arnold Mason(Yarcusko Family)

45^th Wedding Anniversary

Robert & Mary Zelch

Sunday, Mar. 7 (2^nd Sunday of Lent)

8:00 Philip Campus (The Neighbors)

10:00 For the People of the Parish

12:00 Elaine Selepack(Anniv.)(Alice & Bob Cantini)

6:PM Stephen R. Peters, Sr.(Friend from Veterans Adm.)

WEEKLY CALENDAR

2/29 Sun. BLACK & NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTION

10:00am Preschool PSR(School)

7:00pm Confirmation Mtg.(Up.&Lower Hall)

3/01 Mon. 3:45pm Elementary PSR(School)

6:30pm Legion of Mary(Rectory Mtg. Room)

7:00pm Jr. Hi PSR(School)

7:30pm RCIA(Upper Hall)

3/02 Tues. 6:15pm Bell Choir(Church)

7:00pm Parish Council(Rectory Mtg. Room)

7:30pm Contemporary Ensemble(Church)

3/03 Wed. 9:30am Parents’ Prayer(Mothers’ Chapel)

6:30pm Girl Scouts(School Mtg. Room)

7:00pm Webelos(Lower Hall)

7:00pm Choir(Church)

3/ 04 Thurs. 7:30pm Band Concert(Gym)

7:30pm Families in Christ Jesus(Up.Hall)

3/05 Fri. 8:30am All School Mass(Church)

1:50pm School Stations of the Cross(Church)

6:45pm Bingo doors open 5:00pm(School)

7:00pm “Respect Life” Stations of the Cross

& Adoration(Church)

3/07 Sun. 10:00am Preschool PSR(School)

6:30pm Scouts #1022(Lower Hall)

7:00pm Healing Ministry(Church)

7:15pm Youth Min. Minicourse(Upper Hall)

Turn away from sin & be faithful to the gospel!

From the Pastor’s Desk

The inserts this week give more information about programs and liturgical events for Lent. Lent is often a time when people look to do something more in their spiritual lives. The inserts give you some suggestions. Some of these are also on the calendars you received last week. The flyers are a joint effort of all the Euclid parishes. Each has a summary of their offerings as well as our own. We are all supporting one another in this.

Once again Lent is a time for fish fries. We do not have them here because we have Bingo on Friday nights. But as last year, we have an agreement with Manor Party Center. When you go to their fish fry, remember to tell them it is for Saint William parish. You do not need to be a parishioner, anyone can say they want the dinner to count for us. Then we will receive a portion of the profit for Saint William’s. This was very successful last year. Other parishes do this as well. So if you want a fish fry dinner, get over there and support Saint William. There is no additional cost to you.

A letter went out to school families explaining the interviews. While the interviews are brief, it will take time to get through the whole school community. This is a required part of the registration process, but I do not want to hold up the process for any family. As I explained at the last Parent Association meeting, when you call about the interview, your name is put on the list and the registration process will move forward for you, even though it may not be for some time until your appointment actually takes place.

Here is a little factoid which was recently in the news. I find it fascinating. A Harris poll done last October found that 25 % of Jews, 8 % of Protestants and 12% of Catholics do not believe in the existence of God. I must admit I’ve never met what would, for want of a better term, be called a “Catholic atheist”. One might be dismayed at the prospect. But I am intrigued by it. Perhaps they feel Jesus was just a good man, a moralist and a practitioner of his own beliefs, but little more. It boggles the mind.

May God bless all of you,

Fr. Leonard Obloy.

IN YOUR CHARITY, please remember the deceased in your prayers: Robert Schmuck, Wendy Newrones, Rev. Norman Smith

CONGRATULATIONS to parishioner, Bethany Lyn Costello, who received the Sacrament of the Eucharist at St. William Church on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004. God bless you, Bethany!

THE DIVINE MERCY NOVENA will be prayed Monday, Mar. 1 through Tuesday, Mar. 9 in the Mother’s Chapel after the 7:00 and 8:30am weekday Masses and after the 8:00am Sunday Mass along with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

ST. WILLIAM SCHOOL BAND CONCERT will be Thursday, Mar. 4 at 7:00pm in the Gym. All are invited to attend.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS:

School Stations of the Cross will be on Friday, Mar. 5 at 1:50pm in church.

“Respect Life” Stations of the Cross will be followed on Friday, Mar. 5 at 7:00pm in the church. Jesus died once to save us all. We are called to respect the dignity of human life in all its stages. Come and celebrate God’s wonderful gift of life with members of the Life Issues Committee.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be in the church from 7:00 to 8:00pm instead of in the Adoration Chapel. Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament will follow Stations along with Benediction. The Blessed Sacrament will be returned to the Perpetual Adoration Chapel afterwards. Our theme for Lent this year is “Return to God—The Time is Now! Attending and praying the Stations of the Cross are a good way to do this.

THE FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary continues on Saturday, Mar. 6. To fulfill this devotion one must go to Confession, attend Mass, receive Holy Communion and recite the Rosary.

HEALING PRAYER will be said at 7:00pm in the church next Sunday, Mar. 7^th. Come to have all of your needs prayed for.

YOUTH MINISTRY MINICOURSES meet next Sunday, Mar. 7, 7:15-8:30pm in the Upper Hall for all high school students. The topic will be: Dating & Relating to the Opposite Sex.

“LADIES NIGHT OUT”, sponsored by St. William’s Parent Association, will be Tuesday, Mar. 30 at Tizzano’s Party Center, 1361 E. 260 St. Tickets for this Reverse Raffle are $35 and include dinner, wine/beer/soda & a main board ticket for the $1,000 Grand Prize. Doors open at 6:00pm and dinner will be served at 7:15pm. For tickets, call Rose at 216-731-0973.

Text Box: RECYCLE YOUR OLD ALUMINUM! Please start saving your aluminum cans, old gutters, screen doors, down spouts, etc. for the Knights of Columbus Aluminum Drive on June 19-20. Call Tony Janz at 216-731-3314 to have items picked up.