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December 15, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
Throughout the season of Advent we often sing the familiar hymn, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” It’s a very haunting & very familiar melody, but how many of us are aware of where the words of the song find their origins? The words of the hymn arise from what are known as the “O Antiphons.”
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December 8, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
Last month, I took some time for my annual retreat. While many times I like to do group retreats with other priests, for this particular retreat, I packed up my car & headed down to southern Ohio & a cabin in the woods in Hocking Hills for a solo retreat. I love being in nature & I love the Hocking Hills area. There is something so relaxing for me about the woods & the sounds of nature.
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December 4, 2022
Due to the generosity of St. Patrick’s Parishioners we were able to give 270 families gift certificates to purchase their entire Thanksgiving dinner. We received many notes of Thank You but want to share one special one.
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December 1, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
As we continue along our Advent journey, I’d like to begin a new tradition on the 3rd Sunday of Advent (next weekend), an annual Bambinelli Blessing.The Bambinelli Blessing isn’t a tradition that I came up with, but rather a tradition at the Vatican that began with Pope St. John Paul II & has continued through Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
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November 25, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
As we enter into the season of Advent & begin a new Church year we are invited & encouraged to pay attention for the new ways that God comes among us. As we draw closer to our celebration of Christmas when we celebrate the historical coming of Jesus into our world, we start the Advent season by focusing on Jesus’ coming at the end of time. But, Jesus doesn’t just come in the past & sometime in the future.
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November 17, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
In one of my columns last month, I talked about some of the insights that I had gleaned at our Priests’ Convocation that we had at the beginning of the month. Over time I hope to share with you some of those insights with you. This week I want to share some insights that I gained about splitting my time each week between both parish offices.
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November 10, 2022
by Justine Torrence
Now is the time to buy 2023’s 300 Club ticket! The price of each ticket is $50.00. You can purchase your ticket at the rectory, by mail, or after any weekend Mass starting November 5, 2022 through December 18, 2022. If you plan on keeping the same ticket number let me know as soon as possible, but no later than November 27, 2022. If you do not plan on keeping the same number, please let me know by that same date, November 27, 2022. Please make your check payable to THE ST. PATRICK 300 CLUB. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact Justine at 440-610-6975 or email me at justinetorrence@gmail.com; please write in the subject “300 Club”!
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November 3, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
In just a few weeks we will begin the season of Advent, entering into a new liturgical year. The season of Advent invites us to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus into our lives. One of the ways that we can do that, one of the ways that we can prepare ourselves to recognize the ways that Christ comes among us is by taking time in silence & prayer.
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October 27, 2022
by Angel
Hi there, everyone! It’s “the boss,” Angel, here again. My dad asked me to write a column again as this week on Monday (Halloween) marks 3 years since I hopped up on my dad’s lap at the rescue agency & told him to pick me. And boy am I glad he did. I am so, so happy to be here with all of you! I hope you are doing well! Here we are, right at the cusp of November. I know that my dad loves November because his birthday is in it, but I dread those months where my bathroom gets covered in snow!
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October 20, 2022
Welcome to Amanda Rhoads our new Administrative Assistant! Amanda has been with us now for a few weeks & has brought a great spirit of joy to our parish! She is working to help get me more organized (please pray for her as that is a tremendous task to undertake ;)) & has already helped to get our office running in a smooth & efficient way. Thanks also to Maureen Mountcastle, who helped to keep our office up & running in the interim period, and who has helped to train Amanda and bring her up to speed on office procedures. Maureen will be returning to retired life starting this weekend, but she certainly won’t be a stranger. She’ll still be helping us on Sunday’s and in times when Amanda might not be able to be here.
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October 13, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
The beginning of October found me gathering with 200+ brother Priests of the Diocese out in Huron at Sawmill Creek Resort for our biannual Priests’ Convocation. I remember when I was in the seminary that the week of the Priests’ Convocation was somewhat a week of vacation with all of our Priest professors being away.
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October 8, 2022
St. Patrick will be holding a Clambake on Saturday, November 5th, beginning at 5:30 PM, in Thorpe Hall. Click the headline or the picture for more information. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning Saturday, October 15th, at the Church doors facing the Rectory. And yes...Clam Chowder IS on the menu. Chicken Dinners will also be available for $25. Deadline to purchase tickets is Sunday, October 30th. There will be NO ticket sales at the door. If paying by check, checks should be made out to St. Patrick Church with “Clambake” on the memo line.
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October 6, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
One of the great forms of prayer in our Church is intercessory prayer. So many of us have people & causes that we pray for on a regular, sometimes even daily basis. We pray for people who are sick, people who have died, we pray for peace, we pray for the unemployed, just to name a few. There are many ways and forms that we could ask our Lord’s intercession, one of those ways that we are very familiar with is through the offering of Masses.
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September 29, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
As we enter into the month of October, I wanted to look at some upcoming events you might be interested in marking on your calendar.
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September 22, 2022
by Angel (Fr. John's boss)
Hi everyone, it’s Angel again! As we come to the close of this month I asked my dad if I could write to you about something serious. This month of September is National Suicide Prevention Month. I did some reading and I found out that suicide is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming, in 2020, the lives of roughly 45,000 people. Those are some high numbers!
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September 15, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
Over the next few weeks we will be rolling out a new opportunity for you to be able to do everything from share your thoughts & suggestions, to getting information about various ministries & ways to be involved around the parish, (for when someone new visits us) to begin the process of joining our parish family. These boxes will be found, starting with the first weekend of October, October 1st & 2nd, at the doors of the Church.
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September 8, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
What is a Ministry Fair you might ask? Well, downstairs at the Ministry Fair you’ll find tables with information about each of the groups/ministries/organizations that we have here at St. Pat’s along with a representative from each ministry who will be happy to share information about their ministry & answer any questions you might have.
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September 1, 2022
by Fr. John Pfeifer
St. Theresa of Calcutta once said, “There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.”
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August 31, 2022
Want to get a little more active in the Parish? Then join us come on down to the Ministry Fair following all of the Masses next weekend, September 10-11, in the lower church. Please consider stopping by after Mass and check out the multiply ways you can support the parish. If you are unable to attend you can contact Denise @ (216) 233-1093 of email dlq035@yahoo.com and I will pass your contact information to the leader of the ministry you are interested in.
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August 26, 2022
by Angel (Fr. John’s “boss”)
Hi, everyone! It’s Angel again. My dad asked me to thank you for reading our bulletin series on prayer. He says that he wants to thank you & that he hopes & prays that you’ve gotten something out of it that has helped you on your spiritual journey. He also wants to thank you because our last form of the 5 forms of Catholic prayer is prayers of thanksgiving.
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