Offertory Report

Accounting Help Needed
The parish is looking for assistance with accounting. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Tony (216) 861-5343. 

The following is excerpted from the article, “Popular Devotional Practices: Basic Questions and Answers,” published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, (03 Copyright © by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) and a continuation from last week. The full text can be found at www.usccb.org/bishops/devprac.htm

9. What is the difference between public Revelation and private revelations?
The Church distinguishes between public Revelation, which God has given to the Church as a whole and to which all the faithful are bound, and private revelations, which God has given to a particular individual or group and which place no obligation on the rest of the Church. “The term public revelation refers to the revealing action of God directed to humanity as a whole and finds its literary expression in the two parts of the Bible: the Old and New Testaments. It is called revelation because in it God gradually made himself known, to the point of becoming a human being himself, in order to draw to himself the whole world and unite it with himself through his incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. Private revelations are different, for they refer "to all the visions and revelations which have taken place since the completion of the New Testament." A vision or any other kind of miraculous communication from God or from Mary or another saint falls into this category. Private revelations are given to an individual or small group, not to the Church as a whole. Consequently, while specific commands may be directed to an individual or small group, no obligation of assent of Catholic faith is placed on the Church as a whole. "Even when a 'private revelation' has spread to the entire world . . . and has been recognized in the liturgical calendar, the Church does not make mandatory the acceptance either of the original story or of particular forms of piety springing from it." Private revelations do not demand faith on the part of the Church as a whole because such revelations do not belong "to the deposit of the faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help [people] live more fully by it in a certain period of history." 

The role of private revelations is to help people enter more deeply into the faith that has been revealed publicly. 

To be Continued…..

DISCERNMENT RETREAT
Sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary will begin on Friday, February 6, 2004 at 7 PM and end on Sunday, February 8th at 1:00 PM. Call Sr. Mary Ann Spangler, HM at 440-546-9192.

WE NEED YOUR HELP
We are beginning our preparations for Lent, Holy Week and Easter and have a number of short term projects that might be of interest. The first project is to sort through our Palm Sunday slides so we can determine our needs for this years proclamation of the Passion. Call Charlene McElwee at the rectory for more information.

HELP NEEDED
A meal without cost is served at 6:00 p.m. Mondays to the needy in the parish hall. Sandwiches, doughnuts, & coffee are served daily at the rectory. Volunteers are needed, especially weekdays. Call Sr. Francis at 216-861-5343.

SISTERS IN A CHANGING CHURCH
“Voices of women in Religious Communities” is the panel topic Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 7:30 PM at St. Ann Church. Sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of Kappa Gamma Pi, the program is open to the public. A free will offering will be accepted. Call (216)382-8921 for more info 

POLKA MASS AND DINNER
St Wendelin Church will hold its annual Polka Mass at 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 14th. Tickets for the dinner and Dance are $24 per person and are available by St. Wendelin Church Rectory (216)861-1141.

SAINT PROCOP CHURCH
The Holy Name Society of St. Procops Parish will be having a “RUMMAGE SALE” in Uhlir Hall on Saturday January 31st, from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM