St. Mary of the Falls

Thursday, NOVEMBER 1
The Feast of ALL SAINTS
A holy day of obligation. 
Mass will be celebrated at
7:00AM, 9:00AM and 7:00PM

Friday, NOVEMBER 2 is ALL SOULS DAY.  Though this is not a holy day of obligation, it is an important day on which we commemorate all the faithful departed.  In addition to the regularly scheduled 7:00AM Mass, we will have a Memorial Prayer Service at 7:00PM to remember and honor all from our parish who have died in the past year.  Families of those deceased have received an invitation to the service; however, all are welcome.  
 
Parish Book of Remembrance
Beginning the weekend of Nov. 27/28 and through the month of November, there will be a “Book of Remembrance” on the altar.

All are welcome and encouraged to stop and list the names of your deceased loved ones, who will be remembered in prayer throughout the month.

Eternal rest grant unto them:

Donnie Covas, son of parishioners, Charles and Haydee Covas

Parishioner, Edward F. Miller, husband of Elaine Miller

Parishioner, Mike Del Pizzo, husband of Barb Del Pizzo

Friends, please watch and share my most recent video with your family and friends.  

In light of the recent scandals, I know many people are wondering whether they should remain in the Catholic Church. And I totally get that; the outrage is warranted.

But in this time of crisis, I beg you not to flee, but to fight--not violently, with the weapons of the world, but with the weapons of the Spirit. We need you.

Watch and share the video here:http://bit.ly/2wADHHo

"I turned to the Lord God, to seek help, in prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes"               Daniel 9:3

http://stmaryofthefalls.com/parish-calendar

HERE ARE A FEW DATES
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE!

Oct. 20/21 ~ Parish Anointing Masses
5PM Saturday
Noon Sunday

Oct. 21 ~ Parish Spaghetti Dinner
1-4:30PM in the Parish Hall

Nov. 1 ~ All Saints
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Day Masses at 7AM, 9AM and 7PM

Nov. 2 ~ All Souls' Day
7PM Memorial Prayer Service for all who died in the past year

Nov. 10 ~ Night at the Races
​​​​​​​6PM in the Parish Hall

Nov. 22 ~ Thanksgiving Day
Mass at 9AM

Nov. 25 ~ Women's Advent Tea
1:30PM in the Parish Hall

Nov. 30 ~ Gospel Concert
7PM in the church

Normal Office Hours

Directions
25615 Bagley Road
Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
(440) 235-2222

 

We, St. Mary of the Falls, are a spirit-led people who pledge themselves to continued growth as a Eucharistic community centered in Word and Worship.  

We dedicate ourselves to witness and openness to the unknown of God's will, to molding ourselves into a family of God - a parish all can truly call home.  
 

One more day, God's way!

Fr. Wally

October 21 is World Mission Sunday.  We are called to be part of the Church’s missionary efforts, supporting mission priests, religious Sisters and Brothers, and lay catechists who provide loving service to those most in need throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands. 

Please place your donations (checks to St. Mary of the Falls) in the regular collection in the provided envelopes or in any envelope clearly marked World Mission. 

For more information and ways to donate, visit: http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/missionoffice/
 

Thank you for being a part of our St. Mary of the Falls family.  We certainly appreciate all that you do for our parish and community by sharing your God-given gifts of time, talent and treasure. Your active participation in the life of our parish helps us to fulfill our vision and mission.

This summer, I pray that you will have some quiet and restful time that includes the love, joy and peace of being with family and friends. Please consider that St. Mary of the Falls continues to be open for Mass, numerous activities and the Sacraments. During these summer months your generosity through Faith Direct can help provide the consistent resources we need to continue to operate our parish and ministries.

To enroll, or make changes in your contribution plan, please visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: OH445

Thank you for your continued support of our parish family!  One more day, God’s Way!

Oremus is the invitation to pray. 
To join the Oremus prayer team or to submit prayer requests, contact Gretchen Ratcliff at 440.655.2385 or gratcliff35@gmail.com, or drop your intention in the box on the table in the parking lot vestibule! 

No intention is too small or great for our God!

As the Business Manager for the parish and school, I get a lot of financial questions thrown at me.  One of them recently had to do with this: How did we spend the money that we received from the Rooted in Faith Campaign? 

My answer was this:  As a stipulation of the Rooted in Faith program, as a parish we had to specifically designate what those funds were to be spent on.  In our case, Fr. Wally, in consultation with the Parish Finance Council, designated the funds to go towards “capital maintenance and repairs.”  Over the term from July 2013 until the last installment received in July 2017, $164,212 was received, and it was spent on parking lot and concrete repairs, slate roof repairs to the church, a new floor scrubber machine to improve maintenance in the school, a new furnace in the rectory, a new fire detection and monitoring system in the school, a new hot water tank in the school, repairs to the Community Room and Rectory roofs, and major repairs to the steeple.  

We’re doing our best to keep up with these big repair and maintenance challenges that our facilities demand; and thanks to Rooted in Faith and your generous offertory contributions, we’re able to do that.  Please keep it up . . . there is much work to be done!! 

Now you know! 

For questions, contact Deacon Rich Mueller at 440.235.2222 X127