PARISH STAFF Fr. Joseph Seebauer, Pastor jseebauer.ccofbedford@gmail.com

Fr. Isidore Munishi, Pastoral Associate

Rev. Mr. Bill Starkey, Deacon

Louise Martin, Pastoral Associate

Verna Hudak, Secretary

Coeli Ingold, Music Director

Robert Vano, Business Manager

Kathy Yurichak, Bulletin Editor

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.

RECONCILIATION Confessions will be heard on

Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

before the 4:00 p.m. Mass

and also by appointment.

BAPTISM For information, please contact the

rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday

between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

MARRIAGE For information, please contact the

rectory at 440-359-8205 Monday‒Friday

between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 17, 2019 6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

340 UNION STREET BEDFORD, OHIO 44146

PHONE: 440-359-8205 • FAX: 440-359-0727

WEBSITE: www.saintmarybedford.org

OFFICE HOURS: WED. & THURS. 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass Intentions—Saint Mary

Saturday, February 16th 4:00 p.m. …...…..…..…………..…… Vickie Marsolek

Sunday, February 17th 9:15 a.m. …....…….… Living & Deceased Parishioners

Wednesday, February 20th 7:30 a.m. - Rosary

8:00 a.m. ……………...….... Living J380 First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association

Thursday, February 21st

7:30 a.m. - Rosary 8:00 a.m. …………....….….……..… Mayme Savarino

Novena to the Miraculous Medal

Saturday, February 23rd 4:00 p.m. …...……..………………………… Leo Sirna

Sunday, February 24th 9:15 a.m. …...................................…… Dorothy Santoli If the Mass is for your intention, and you would like to take the gifts up to the altar, please let an usher know before Mass.

Mass Intentions—Our Lady of Hope

Monday, February 18th 8:00 a.m. .……………..…………. Edmund M. Lubinski

Tuesday, February 19th

NO MASS

Friday, February 22nd 8:00 a.m. ………………………….……… Ericka Dorko

Sunday, February 24th

11:00 a.m. …….............................................. Marian Cox

Parish Support for 2/10/2019

Regular Collection $2294.63 Parish Improvement $1242.10 TOTAL $3536.73

MASS COUNTS SM: 4 pm—151; 9:15 am—127 Total—278 OLH: 4 pm—133; 11 am—150 Total—283

Thank you for your continued generosity

Please Remember In Your Prayers . . .

Sam Alesci, Josephine Augusta, Pat Battaglia, Gen Cannella, Andrew Cigany, Albert Ciprian, JoAnn Conway, Alice Cotter, Dick Dolan, Helen Druso, Trish Duncan, Darillinn Grubbs, Mary Hills, Dolores P. Hovan, Ken Hudak, Helen Husky, Leonard Iacco, Carol Kainec, Matt Kish, Donna Kontur, Cindy Lowe, Wiletta Lynch, Jackie Maire, Ryan Martin, Marcy Nero, Delores Nose, Lucille Novak, Allan Ochwat, Dolores Parker, Agnes Pekar, Conner Press, Casimina Radicelli, Sister Patricia Raelene, Margaret Sacco, Bill Salettel, Charles Saraniti, Anna Marie Slaby, Pete & Rosalie Scimone, Veronica Sebastian, Lois St. John, LueRean Talley, Mary Ann Taylor, Maddie Timm, Walt Wawro, Carl Wilson Jr., Loretta Yarish, Gwen Yates, Patricia Zak We respect people’s privacy. Please get permission from the family before asking us to add someone to the Prayer List.

SAINT MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BEDFORD, OH

LENTEN FISH FRIES

We will begin our Lenten Fish Fries on Friday, March 8th, and go through April 12th. There will NOT be a fish fry on Good Fri-day. The menu includes fish, shrimp, combos, mac-aroni and cheese and pierogis. Volunteers are al-ways needed. It takes many to succeed! If you are interested in volunteering to work at the fish fries, please contact Ginny Mone at 440-232-6415.

SPECIAL COLLECTION Just a reminder—the Special Collec-tion envelopes for our new St. Vin-cent de Paul Society Food Pantry are due by Monday, February 25th. If you did not get an envelope, they are available at the doors of the church. This envelope can be returned by way of the collection basket or by dropping it off at either parish office.

ST. MARY SEMINARY WINTER FESTIVAL In order to support the human formation of the semi-narians at St. Mary Seminary, the Student Activities Staff and all seminarians of St. Mary’s Seminary are putting on a Winter Festival fundraiser in order to have monetary resources to use for various activities throughout the year. The Winter Festival is held at the campus on the Center for Pastoral Leadership and features great food in the European style, raffle op-portunities, and an overall good time. This year the fundraiser will be held on Friday, February 22nd from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Adults are $10.00 and children under 12 are $5.00. Call 440-943-7600 for more information.

6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 17, 2019

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Dear Parishioners,

This coming Friday, February 22nd, we celebrate a rather unusual feast day, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle. Most feasts celebrate a saint or an event in the life of a saint. So why would we have a feast day honoring the “chair” of St. Peter? After Jesus died and ascended into Heaven, Peter evangelized in Jerusalem, and he was imprisoned there by King Herod. After an angel helped to free him, he continued to spread the Gospel in Jerusa-lem, and eventually he traveled to the cities of Anti-och, Corinth, and finally Rome. What better place to evangelize than in the heart of the civilized world. Peter probably lived in Rome for 25 years govern-ing the entire church from his chair. Peter had a wooden chair that he used while presiding over Mass. “Kathedra” is a Greek word which means “chair,” and a cathedra is the chair where a bishop sits. Cathedra is also the root word of Cathedral which is the church building that houses the chair of a bishop. There is a cathedra in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist where Bishop Nelson Perez sits. Only a bishop is allowed to sit in the cathedra, so each cathedral has another presider’s chair where the rector of the cathedral would sit when he is cele-brating Mass. I had the honor of seeing in person the chair of St. Peter which is hanging behind the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The original chair used by St. Peter was encased in bronze and gold by the artist Bernini in 1647. The chair became sym-bolic of the power and authority entrusted to Peter by Christ. We hear Jesus say in the Gospel, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven; and whatever you loose on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19). The keys to the Kingdom that were en-trusted to Peter have been handed down to succes-sive popes throughout the centuries. And it’s the Chair of Saint Peter, which hangs in St. Peter’s Ba-silica, which is symbolic of the great responsibility that has been given to the Pope.

Have a blessed week! Father Joe

THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY

SATURDAY & SUNDAY , FEB. 16th & 17th Food Collection/Sales at all Masses C MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th OFFICE CLOSED

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st 6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 9:45 a.m. Scripture Study CR

GENEROUS DONATION Henry Golinski, a long time parishioner of Saint Mary Church, died on November 17, 2017 at the age of 90. He generously left St. Mary $38,262 in his will. We remember Henry’s thoughtfulness and his service to our country in WWII as an army veteran, and we thank his family for leaving our church such a generous donation. May Henry Golinski’s soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen. MEN’S LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION - REMAINING FAITHFUL IN DIFFICULT TIMES Join us Saturday, March 9th from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Fr. Neil Kookoothe and Joe D’Ambrosio are coming to Resurrection Parish to share their real-life experiences of what it means to remain faithful in the midst of utter difficulty. Fr. Kookoothe is a Cath-olic priest, lawyer, nurse, and advocate for the social justice issue of wrongful conviction. Mr. D’Ambrosio is a victim of wrongful conviction. Their story is in-credibly moving and eye opening. The day will in-clude lunch, afternoon witness talks and an oppor-tunity for conversation. Give yourself the gift of a late morning and early afternoon this Lent to focus on what really matters!!! The cost is $18.00 per person, which includes lunch. Please call the Church of the Resurrection at 440-248-0980 to register. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Married Couples Weekend: Tired of dull winter weekends? Try the Super Weekend! A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a positive, simple, common sense experience for a husband and wife who want to put a breath of fresh air into their mar-riage. Personal Testimony: "Our love was made fresh.” The next area Weekend is April 26-28, 2019 at the Homewood Suites in Solon. To register call 330-305-9963 or register online at www.Great-Marriages Ohio.org.

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS If you would like to receive your statement for your contributions during 2018, please contact the office at 440-359-8205