Rectory Office ....................................... 216-941-4313

Fax ......................................................... 216-941-1093

Website ............................. http://www.stmelparish.net

Email .............................................. church@stmel.net

St. Mel Church

14436 Triskett Road Cleveland, OH 44111-2263

Reverend Mark Q. Fedor, J.C.D., Pastor

Sunday Masses:

Saturday Vigil: ............................................... 4:30 PM

Sunday: ..................................... 7:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM

Weekday Masses:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday ……. 6:45 AM

Thursday ........................................................ 5:45 PM

Holy Day Masses:

Weekday evening before the Holy Day: ........ 5:45 PM

Holy Day ............................................ 6:45, 10:00 AM

Christmas & New Year’s Masses: ………… See bulletin

PHONES

Confessions: Saturdays: 3:00 - 4:00 PM Thursdays: 5:00 - 5:30 PM

Weddings: Couples need to make arrangements at least six months prior to the wedding date. No date may be reserved until after a discussion with the priest of the parish.

Funerals: Arrangements must be confirmed with the rectory office by the funeral director before any publica-tion in the newspaper.

Baptisms: On the first and third Sundays of the month, fol-lowing the 11:30 AM Mass. Arrangements should begin to be made about three months before the birth of the child.

Rite of Christian Initiation: Persons interested in be-coming members of the Catholic Church are asked to call the rectory office for information.

Anointing of the Sick: In the case of an emergency, please call the rectory office immediately. Please notify the rectory for communion calls to the homebound, or visits to parishioners in the hospital.

Registration: New parishioners are asked to call the rec-tory office to register. Please call if there is a change in address or when moving out of the parish.

Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Hall available for catered events. Call Catered Affair of Cleveland at 216-671-9833.

Share-a-Meal Program: Sponsored by St. Ignatius Church and supported by St. Mel Parish. Meal is held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at St. Ignatius Church, 10205 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland. Doors open at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 5:30 PM.

MASSES

PARISH INFORMATION

MONDAY NOVEMBER 21 - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time 6:45 AM Mother’s Day Intentions

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22 - St. Cecilia 6:45 AM (Anniversary) Pauline Verbiak - Husband & Family

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23 - St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro 6:45 AM Virginia Fickle

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24 - St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions; Thanksgiving Day 9:00 AM Elizabeth Burgun - Donna Porterfield

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 - St. Catherine of Alexandria 6:45 AM Health & God’s Blessing on Bernard Lynch - Bernadette Driscoll

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 - Vigil: First Sunday of Advent 4:30 PM Jerome Smyke - Family

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 - First Sunday of Advent 7:00 AM St. Mel Parishioners 9:30 AM John & Carol Wolan - Family 11:30 AM Jerry Cahill, Sr. - Family

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 LECTORS please pick up your 2017 Sunday Missal available in the sacristy after all Masses. THIS WEEK’S ADVERTISER - P.C.S. AUTO REPAIR

The parish staff extends a special “Thank You" to all the merchants who use our bulletin to advertise.

LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION

In November 604 packets of envelopes were mailed out. Last week, 134 parish families/households contributed to Saint Mel Church. Thank you.

Blanket Sunday Donations: $646.80 Hurricane Matthew Relief: $1101.00 THANKSGIVING DAY PRAYER Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day We bow our hearts to You and pray. We give You thanks for all You've done Especially for the gift of Jesus, Your Son. For beauty in nature, Your glory we see For joy and health, friends and family, For daily provision, Your mercy and care These are the blessings You graciously share. So today we offer this response of praise With a promise to follow You all of our days. Mary Fairchild

ADVENT REFLECTION BOOKS St. Mel Church is offering a daily prayer resource for use during the Advent Season. These booklets include a reflection for each

day of Advent. A Season of Praise by David M. Knight is available on the table in the Gathering Area of the church. Booklets are limited and on a first serve basis at no charge. HYMNS AT ST. MEL Opening Hymns for Masses 11/20 #311 Crown Him with Many Crowns 11/27 #189 The Advent of Our King

November Memorial Acclamation When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

November Communion Refrain

(11/20) Christ Jesus Victor, Christ Jesus Ruler, Christ Jesus Lord and Redeemer.

(11/27) Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel. SERVERS 9:00 AM Thanksgiving November 24 Susan Mitchell

4:30 PM Saturday November 26 Nathan Braford

7:00 AM Sunday November 27 Mary Adkins

9:30 AM Sunday November 27 Skylar Beil, Owen Stanton

11:30 AM Sunday November 27 Dylan Harrington, Chiemela Onunkwo

MASS INTENTIONS

Page Two St. Mel Church November 20, 2016

2016: Offertory $2936 Monthly $125 Capital Improve $313

2015: Offertory $3151 Monthly $996 Capital Improve $725

MON. 21 Choir Practice: 7:30 PM in the church.

TUES. 22 No PSR:

WED. 23 Rosary: 10:30 AM in the church.

THUR. 24 Thanksgiving Day Mass: 9:00 AM. Parish Office Closed

FRI. 25 Parish Office Closed

SAT. 26 Confessions: 3:00-4:00 PM.

ST. MEL GIVING TREE Our church is participating in the

“Giv ing Tree 2016” with the West Side Catholic Center. We will be collecting various items for men, women, and children. The Giving Tree is located in the Gathering Area. Please take one or more tags with sug-gested gift items (clothes & toiletries) and return the un-wrapped gift on December 3/4. In the “Spirit of Being Green,” please Do Not wrap your gifts.

HOLLY MARKET: A "GIRLS NIGHT OUT"

December 1, 2016 from 5:00-9:00 PM Magnificat High School, 20770 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River

Holiday Shopping, Cocktails, 45 Artisans and Vendors Tickets $25 includes apps,1 drink or $5 (admission only) at the door. https://www.magnificaths.org/parents/mothers-club

Growing in FAITHFAITH

Discovering hope and joy in the Catholic faith

ONE MINUTE MEDITATION: Christ the King What does it mean to say Christ is King? Do we give him our Sundays only, or the whole week? Set aside ten min-utes for God. Offer him the events of your day and say, “Your will be done.”

“No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [the world]” (Luke 16:13).

FEASTS AND CELEBRATIONS November 21 – St. Cecilia (3rd Century). A native of Rome, St. Cecilia was forced to marry although she wanted to consecrate herself to God. She eventually con-verted her husband and both were martyred for the faith. She is the patroness of musicians.

November 27 – 1st Sunday of Advent. During this four-week season, we anticipate the Messiah’s birth, remem-bering the time when he was awaited. We also look for-ward to Christ's reign and his coming on the last day. We light candles in an Advent wreath each night of the season to signal the coming of Christ, who said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).

PRO ORANTIBUS DAY (“FOR THOSE WHO PRAY”)

Catholics throughout the world are encouraged to honor the cloistered and monastic life on November 21, 2016.

It is a day of thanksgiving, solidarity and support for contempla-tive religious who spend their lives in total dedication to God in union with Jesus and interceding for the salvation of all.

Pope John Paul II established this worldwide ecclesial event in 1997, to be observed annually on the Memorial of Our Lady’s Presentation in the Temple. It is a special day to thank those in cloistered and monastic life for serving as “a leaven of renewal and of the presence of the spirit of Christ in the world.”

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has spoken of the tremendous value of the cloistered, contemplative life. He referred to such religious as “the heart” which provides blood to the rest of the Body of Christ. He noted that in their work and prayer, together with Christ, they are the “heart” of the Church, and in their desire for God’s love they approach the ultimate goal.

Cloistered Communities in the Diocese of Cleveland:

Poor Clare Colettines 3501 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH 44111

www.poorclarecolettins-cleveland.org

Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration 4108 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103

www.thepoorclares.com

Carmel of the Holy Family 3176 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

www.clevelandcarmel.org

Perhaps you could send a card to these communities, letting the sisters know that you are praying for them.

PARISH CALENDAR

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Page Three

Prayer in Support of the Cloistered Life

Eternal Father,

We praise and thank you for the gift of the cloistered and monastic life. This special vocation—“to be with the Lord”—is of great importance to the Church’s life and mission.

As the Church celebrates the Presentation of Mary in the Temple, we honor the holiness and glory of the Blessed Virgin. May she intercede for many young women and men to give themselves in a special way to prayer, asceticism and diligent progress in the spiritual life.

May all of us always be mindful of the need to be in close solidarity with those in the cloistered life, by our spiritual and material support.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

visit www.cloisteredlife.com