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March 21, 2021
Welcome to the Catholic Communities of
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SAINT BERNARD
44 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, AKRON
SAINT M ARY
750 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON
SATURDAY MASS 4:30 p.m. St. Bernard
SUNDAY MASS 9:00 a.m. St. Mary
The Season of
LENT
10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. St. Bernard
(Bilingüe) 8:00 p.m. St. Bernard
DAILY & holy day masses
(See inside bulletin for schedule)
THIS IS THE TIME OF FULFILLMENT. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND. REPENT, AND BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL. MARK 1:15
SACRAMENT OF FR. CHRISTOPHER ZERUCHA PASTORAL STAFF
RECONCILIATION Pastor Parish Business Managers
Confessions/Confesiones Mrs. Cheri Colianni, St. Bernard
FR. FRANK BASA
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Senior Parochial Vicar Ms. Patsy O’Connor, St. Mary
Every 1st Friday, 11:00 a.m. Communications Director
At St. Bernard and by appointment MR. RAY DIMASCIO Miss Dee McCall
Confesiones con cita cualquier día. Deacon, St. Bernard
Organists
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK ADMINISTRATIVE Mr. James Kintz, St. Bernard
Call the Parish Offices at (330) 253-5161 PARISH OFFICES Spanish Assistant
for a priest to anoint the sick. If confined 44 University Avenue Mrs. Nancy Cabrera, St. Bernard
at home, call for a Minister to bring Akron, Ohio 44308 Catechetical Leader
Communion. | Favor de communicarse (330) 253-5161 Fax: (330) 253-6949 Mrs. Ana Maria Baker
al telefono para que un sacerdote provea deemccall@stbernardstmary.org
Facilities Manager
estos sacramentos.
Office Hours Mr. Will Jendrisak, St. Bernard
For other Sacramental Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Custodians
Information — Call the Mr. Ralph Reese, St. Bernard
Parish Offices at (330) 253-5161 or visit Websites
Mr. Tom Hollingsworth, St. Mary
our Websites. | Para cualquier otro ST. BERNARD
Sacramento por favor comunicarse al www.stbernardakron.org
ST. MARY SCHOOL/PARISH ST. MARY SCHOOL
teléfono (330) 253-5161, ext. 1009.
www.stmaryakron.com Dr. Patricia Nugent, Ed.D., Principal
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, Secretary
Please have your funeral director contact
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON ENROLLMENT
the Parish Offices to arrange a day and time
CAMPUS MINISTRY Call the School Office at (330) 253-1233
for a funeral and burial.
Call Mr. John Szarwark, Campus to enroll a child in K-Grade 8. Financial
EMERGENCY FOOD Minister for the Newman Center, at assistance is available.
ASSISTANCE — Call the Parish (330) 208-0703, third floor of the Parish Llame a la Oficina Escolar al (330) 253-
Offices at (330) 253-5161 to be directed Office building. Dinner & Social there 1233 para inscribir al niño/a en nivel K-8.
to one of our hunger programs. on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Hay becas disponibles.
Catholic Community of SAINT BERNARD & SAINT MARY AKRON, OHIO
ST. BERNARD MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY OFFERING
St. Bernard St. Mary
Sunday, March 21 March 14, 2021 $7,079.00 $947.00
10:00 a.m.* + Pamela Kiley Catholic Relief Services Collection
12:00 p.m.* + Armando Rodriguez Turrubiate $211.00 $130.00
8:00 p.m. + Rose Grande February Average Weekly Main Collection:
Monday, March 22 (Online Giving plus At-Church Giving)
12:10 p.m. + Delores Klein $5,402.37 $754.00
Tuesday, March 23
12:10 p.m. Pro Populo
Wednesday, March 24
PRAYER INTENTIONS
12:10 p.m. + Donna Briggs Delores Abbott, Crisra Asmoeelle, Richard & Mary Ann Cook,
Thursday, March 25 Constance Crace, Cora Christoff, Pam Daer, Jeanne Dorka,
12:10 p.m. + Frances Samples Rosalia Duran, Domingo Abarzya Daza, Terry Fercana, Olinda
Friday, March 26 Frazier, Lee Freund, Jorge Gomes, Sam & Sara Greer, Patrick
12:10 p.m. + Patricia Ann Lundstrom Grismer, Timothy Hacker, Rachel & Joshua Jansen, Betty
4:40 p.m. Stations of the Cross Kahlil, David Kaminsky, Jamie Kapes, Bud Lundstrom, Barbara
Lukacik, Brian Madia, John Madia, Marilyn Maximovich, Mary
Saturday, March 27
Ann May, Ann Miller, Rosalie Morhidge, Paula Muehlbauer,
4:30 p.m. No Intentions
Diane O’Connor, Terrie Pfeil, Clara Jean Piscazzi, John Rienzi,
Sunday, March 28 Richard Reinhart, Odalis Rodriquez, Joey Rundo, Olinda
10:00 a.m.* + Daniel Margaret + Lorie Lukasiewicz Freizer-Santiago, Renee Schillinger, H. Stephanie Schreiber,
12:00 p.m.* + Fr. Jack Fleck Marcia Stuczynski, Charlotte & Thurman Tilman, Georgina
8:00 p.m. + Christine Holman Valerio, Margaret Williams, Mary Pete, Sharon Cicora, Robert
*Will be streamed on our Website and on our Bodosi, Arlene Franco Torres.
Facebook Page.
Please call the office if you would like to have a Mass offered One Week Left!
for your intentions. There are spots available! Please visit www.stbernardstmary.org and click on the link to
complete the brief “Called For More” survey. Or, take a paper
survey from church, fill it out and return it. Online is due by March
22 and the paper surveys are due by March 28. Thank you for
MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK helping us make the most of this opportunity being undertaken by
Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; the whole diocese!
Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21; Jn 8:21-30 Vaccine News
Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; The United States Bishops have recently declared the Johnson &
Jn 8:31-42 Johnson vaccine morally unacceptable to receive. AstraZeneca
is also morally unacceptable. Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax, Sanofi,
Thursday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11;
Inovio and Merck are not morally perfect but ARE ALLOWED to be
Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
received by the standards of Catholic Moral Teaching. If you are
Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; eligible to receive the vaccine and would like help getting signed
Jn 10:31-42 up, please call the Parish Office.
Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13;
Jn 11:45-56 Learn about the Immigrant Experience with
Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Is 50:4-7; Asian Services in Action!
Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; When: The 4th Wednesday of each month
Mk 14:1—15:47 Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Via Zoom
How: RSVP to Susan at sherman@asiaohio.org to get the Zoom link.
Join us to learn firsthand, the local experiences of immigrants,
ST. MARY MASS INTENTIONS refugees, and internationals in our community about what life is
like for them and what’s on their mind, coffee-break style! First new
Sunday, March 21
20 RSVPs received each month will receive a coffee mug, coffee &
9:00 a.m. + Intentions of Patricia Alexander Sarver
tea while supplies last.
and Mary Alexander
Wednesday, March 24
8:45 a.m. + Mark Calvin Janes “During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our
Sunday, March 28 indifference.”
9:00 a.m. + Donald & Joan Ruquet – Pope Francis
Akron Men's Retreat
St. Mary Women’s Retreat S
St. Mary Women’s Retreat St
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Saturday, March 27th
Saturday, March 27th
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 21, 2021
Applications Wanted! Administrative Assistant for St. Bernard Please join us Friday March 26th at 7:00 p.m.
and St. Mary Parishes. If you are proactive, creative and would in the St. Bernard social hall for Movie Night!
like to help our parish make a difference in the community, this “Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man
job is for you! 25-28 hours per week, Monday through Friday, Closest to Christ” (97 minutes) Free to attend,
$14.00 per hour. Please send or e-mail resumes to: czerucha@ bring snacks to share and your own drink.
stbernardstmary.org or to the parish office. Previous Administrative
Assistant experience is a plus. Spanish language skills are ideal My Dear Fellow Parishioners: Come bike with me in a book!
and a plus. Catholic identity is incredibly important. During my bike ride across the U.S. from the Pacific to the Atlantic,
many notes and pictures were taken. So many, in fact, that it was
Our Lady of the Elms Open House time to write a 231-page book, including color pictures, covering
Wednesday, March 24 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. this 52-day adventure! Please allow me to share this bicycling
Come and learn what an Elms education is all about! The Elms adventure with you! Starting on page 1 and mile 1, pretend you
is the only all-girls, faith-based school grades K-12 with a co-ed are the cyclist! Embark with me and the other cyclists on a 3,000
preschool in Northeast Ohio. During this In-Person Open House, mile journey from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, riding
you will tour the campus and hear from faculty, staff, and students. over mountains, through the desert, 19 days across Texas, in the
For the safety of all participants, you’ll be scheduled for a time deep south of Bayou country, and finally to Florida! The book is
between 5:00-7:00 p.m. to visit. While on campus, we ask that called “The Time of My Life” and you can obtain a copy delivered
you wear a mask, have your temperature checked and follow our straight to your door by emailing me or paying via the Zelle app:
social distancing guidelines. Register at www.theelms.org. b515490@aol.com or by sending a check: Clarence Bechter, 4260
Wickliffe Drive, New Franklin, OH 44203. The cost is $16.69,
Adult Faith Formation Opportunity – Holy Humor $23.69 if shipped. It is a good read! I’ve even read it four times!
Please join us for our next session based on the book, “Sister Call or write with questions: 330-690-6235. Thank you! – Clarence
Said” written by our St. Bernard parishioner, Lee Friend. This holy
and humorous book provides plenty of laughs, fond memories of
our Catholic school days with religious sisters, and faith formation PASTOR’S NOTE
at the same time. There will be 4 sessions on Tuesday afternoons
starting May 11, May 25, June 8 & June 22. The sessions will be For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the
from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Social Hall. If you attend our 12:10 LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you
p.m. Mass, you are welcome to bring your lunch if you wish. The a future of hope. – Jeremiah 29:11
cost of the book is $14.00. As a group, we intend to pray for an There is so much to look forward to! At this point in any retreat,
increase in religious vocations. We practice social distancing and (the around 70% complete part,) the focus begins to shift from
wear masks. If you would like to register for the group, order a having the Lord show us how to interpret ourselves in His plan
book, or have any questions, please call Michele at 313-319-1188 for our lives to making plans to implement what He is showing
or email: mtschmidt@sbcglobal.net. Thank you & God bless you! us during the retreat. Yet still, the Holy Spirit is the leader of this
activity and chief Inspirer of this activity.
We are looking to fill the walls of the Bridal Room with pictures In terms of Prayer, this could mean that we are inspired by what
of couples married at St. Bernard 25 years ago or more. Please we are perceiving or reflecting upon so as to decide to implement
mail or drop off a copy of you, your parents, or grandparents to some new practice. Springtime offers a lot of shifts in the order
the parish office. Include names and dates, please. If you need of Nature that could very well serve as those suggestions; notice
more info or would like to see the Bridal Room, call Joanne at what you notice! It is for a reason!
330-633-5143. Thank you! In terms of Fasting, we must remain patient with our Lenten
resolutions and use the solitary focus we have gained from our
Divine Mercy Novena Pamphlet Pick-up fasting to help us lock onto and hone in on God’s plans for our
The Divine Mercy Novena pamphlet is available in English and future and living life more God’s way.
Spanish. Pick up your copy from the tables in church. Begin praying In terms of Almsgiving/Generosity, how can we give away what
the Novena on Good Friday. This will prepare us to celebrate the we don’t really need/ let go of the things that would take us away
end of the Novena with a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration on from those things that God is newly calling us to? Whether it is
April 11th at St. Bernard! time, talent or treasure, how can we make plans to give away what
we now know to be and can clearly see as “extra”? Especially for
St Mary’s School News those who may need such time, talent and treasure more?…
During Lent, the Kindergarten classes have been learning about Check the April/May Memorare for more information, but please
the Stations of the Cross. Each day we practice the Stations while plan for Fr. Frank’s 50th Anniversary Mass and my 10th Anniversary
we make a book to take home and share with our families. We Mass to be celebrated at two of the 4:30 Masses in May at St.
were very proud and excited to participate in Mass this week. It Bernard and for both of us to have a joint celebration at 9:00 a.m.
was nice to share our new reading skills with our school family. Mass on May 23rd at St. Mary. Also, looking forward to blessed
We had a great time celebrating two important events. We futures, how wonderful that our Golden Jubilarian Fr. Frank
celebrated our 100th day of school with lots of fun activities, is doing a Golden Wedding Anniversary Blessing of our Music
including counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s! We also had a great Ministers Jim and Jane Kintz! Happy Golden Anniversary, Kintzes!
time celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We read lots of Dr. Seuss May God bless us all individually and as communities of faith with
books, and had special friends come read us their favorite Dr. great plans for our futures! May we continue the disciplines of
Seuss book. We pray everyone stays healthy and safe during this Lent to help us hone in on what those plans are!
Lenten Season. – Father Chris
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