Oct 09, 2024

Greetings,
As you may have been aware, your priests were out of town this past week at the behest of our bishop. The priests of the diocese gathered together from Tuesday until Friday afternoon for prayer, fellowship and meetings. Fr. Marcelli returned on Friday afternoon for confessions but I am currently in South Carolina for my nephew’s wedding and will return late Sunday night. If you have been unsuccessfully trying to get ahold of us, please try again this week.

The seminarians were on fall break this past week to correspond to the priest convocation so that the priest professors would be able to get away and participate in the gathering. They are returning to classes on Monday.

In order for the parish to have Masses, we needed priests to fill in. Thank you to Fr. Bernard and Fr. Bahati who celebrated the Eucharist for the parish while we were away. Also, thank you to Deacon Ryan Arto who celebrated compline and benediction on Tuesday night. We are so very fortunate to have all of you to keep prayer and sacraments available during this time.

Please keep all of the priests that assist at St. Sebastian and all of our seminarians in your prayers.

IN OTHER NEWS:

CONCERT SUNDAY: The St. Sebastian Musical Concert Series continues this Sunday at 4pm in the church with Masterpieces for Piano and Violin. This program by the Russ-Thompson Duo is free and open to the public. I hope that you enjoy!

HURRICANE RELIEF: Catholic Charities USA, the official domestic disaster relief agency of the Catholic Church in the United States, is currently providing support and assistance to its Diocesan Catholic Charities member agencies throughout the regions that are being impacted by Hurricane Helene. There is a link in this week’s Angelus Letter for more information or you may search “Catholic Charities Hurricane Relief” and you should be directed to an appropriate site.

BY THE NUMBERS: This is the second week of October Counts. Next week we will have our State of the Parish address at all of the Masses.

R&R AT THE SEMINARY: The event consists of a time of Adoration with praise and worship followed by Mass with the seminary community and pizza after Mass. Each evening begins with adoration at 6:45pm, followed by Mass at 7:30pm in Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd Chapel at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe 44092. Visit clepriesthood.org or call 440-943-7631 for more details. Upcoming 2024-2025 R&R Dates: October 24, 2024; November 21, 2024; January 23, 2025; February 20, 2025; March 27, 2025; April 24, 2025.

God bless,

Fr. Valencheck