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Bearing in mind our nation’s challenges and the need for wise, moral, civic leadership, the USCCB is offering an electronic Election Novena to help Catholics form their consciences as they prepare for the upcoming election.

For nine consecutive days, Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 3, participants will be encouraged to pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for the day’s intention. A closing prayer for elected leaders will be offered on day 10, Wednesday, November 4. On this page, you can find the daily intentions, signup to receive the novena intentions daily by email, and download graphics for each day's intention for use on social media. Additionally, you can find even more resources to help you and your community learn more about responding to our call to be faithful citizens. 
https://www.usccb.org/2020-election-novena

It is on my heart for us as a parish to begin offering a Community Meal to those in need and those who may live alone and not have a chance for a good healthy meal. A number of parishioners have suggested we offer this.  So we will have an organizational meeting on Saturday, October 31 at 10:30 am in Room 8 of the Community Center. If you are interested in hearing more about this, but do not want to do an in person meeting, there will be a Zoom option.  The meal will be once or twice a month and will be done in partnership with the Cleveland Food Bank.  They offer a hot meal program we can participate.  During COVID, we will have this be a drive-thru/pick-up meal.  Once the pandemic passes, we hope to have a dine-in option.  In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that when we "feed the hungry" we are serving Him!  There are lots of different ways to help support this meal. Please let me know if you can attend or want the Zoom Link.  Email frjohn@sjceuclid.com or call 216.289.0770 ext. 103.  
 

For many years, the Social Justice ministry members have been assisting the Saint Dominic team with a salad bar to accompany their dinners on Saturdays at the Thea Bowman Center in Mount Pleasant, Cleveland. Each Saturday, one of four Catholic churches provides dinner for approximately 150 guests who come from far and wide. The Saint John of the Cross Social Justice members purchases and prepares many different vegetables and salad fixings and the ever-popular Ranch and Italian dressings. The guests appear to enjoy the choices. Now that Covid 19 is here, the churches can not do this, but where there is a will, there is a way. The Catholic churches are providing bag lunches. The Saint John of the Cross team is proving veggie baggies. Linda and the McVoy family put the baggies together. Each veggie baggie includes the all-time favorite cucumbers, small tomatoes, baby carrots, sliced green peppers, string cheese, and of course, Ranching Dressing in individual containers. These were added to the brown bag lunches one Saturday morning around 8:00 a.m. for a total of 175 lunches. Then, the volunteers at the Thea Bowman Center distribute them when the guests come for their bags of groceries. The number of people continually grows.
    Please notice in the pictures McVoy grandchildren packing. These happy children will be the new Social Justice Ministry in just a few years.
    The Social Justice Ministry will meet again on the second Monday of the month when Covid 19 is under control. Right now, we keep in touch with e-mails.

 

eGiving with Faith Direct

Many of you are aware and take advantage of the convenience of electronic giving to our parish and we are grateful for that.  We believe it is time to upgrade to a more streamlined online provider for our eGiving needs through Faith Direct.  For those of you who have yet to join us in giving online, I strongly encourage you to do so.  Here’s why:
Faith Direct enables parishioners to make your Church contributions through either direct debit from your checking/savings account or through your credit/debit card.  No more writing checks or searching for envelopes on the way out the door.  Now you can apply the convenience of direct debit to your parish offerings in much the same way as you may now use it to make your mortgage, car or tuition payments. Faith Direct also offers you personalized offertory cards to replace your envelopes for the collection basket.
Visit faith.direct/OH960 to enroll securely online.
 

Weekend Masses:
Saturday Vigil:  4:00 PM
Sunday:   7:45 am & 10:15 AM 

Confessions 3:00 PM
Weekday Masses:
•Monday: 8:30 AM
•Tuesday:  6:30 PM
•Wednesday: 8:30 AM
•Thursday:  6:30 PM

Morning Prayer with Eucharistic Adoration:
Friday: 8:30 AM

Welcome to the ​    Catholic Community ​of St. John of the Cross

We are the Body of Christ, nourished by the Eucharist, joyfully committed to living the Gospel message, and working together to share our gifts. We are called to humbly serve our Lord, one another and our community as disciples of Jesus.  

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Prayer During A Health Crisis

Compassionate and Loving Father, in the face of confusion and concern impart to us the calm of your presence. In You allow us to find hope and healing. Be with those who serve the sick and give them Your caring hands. Be with those who lead and give them Your Spirit of wisdom.
Be with those who have fallen ill and give them Your comforting heart.
Wrap your arms around our world and hold us in your love. Allow us at this time of trial to then serve as instruments of that love to all we meet. We ask this in Your Name.
Amen.                                                   

St. John of the Cross and Ss. Robert & William has recently bought a subscription to FORMED.org for the entire Parish to use. We have found this amazing resource that we know you will love. FORMED.org has compiled the largest library of comprehensive and inspiring Catholic content. Visit our FORMED Community... You can visit the Community Page for SS Robert and William/St. John of the Cross by clicking the following link https://srwsjceuclid.formed.org to see our active discussion groups and featured content. If you are not yet registered on FORMED this same link will allow you to first set up a new account as part of our on-line FORMED Community.