St. Rita eBulletin - June 5, 2020
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Dear Parishioners,
Please join us this weekend as we celebrate Trinity Sunday! There are three ways you can join us for worship.
- Attend Mass in-person at one of our new Mass times - Saturday at 5:00pm or Sunday at 7:00am, 9:30am, or 12:00pm.
- Join us on Facebook for Live Mass at 5:00pm on Saturday. You can access the Facebook live-feed here tomorrow at 5:00pm.
- Watch us from our Website. The Mass link will be shared on our homepage tomorrow at our new 5:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass time.
We ask that all parishioners returning to Church sanitize their hands, wear masks, and follow safe, social distancing protocol. If you have a fever, we kindly ask you to remain at home. Dispensation continues for all the faithful. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work through these changes and navigate this new, temporary normal.
God Bless,
The St. Rita Pastoral Team
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St. Rita Church and Ministry Updates
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We Invite you to Give with Faith Direct!
Faith Direct allows you to virtually support St. Rita every week with your monetary donation. Even if you're unable to attend church, your gifts will always be received. When you sign up to give through Faith Direct, you are guaranteed every transaction is secure and donations are automatically sent to our parish. Thank you for supporting our parish community and for helping us to be more efficient and have a steady, predictable cash flow to support our important works!
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Celebrate Fr. Burchell!
Father Burchell will retire as Pastor of St. Rita later this month. To commemorate the many wonderful years Fr. Burchell has dedicated to our Parish community, we are collecting pictures and notes of appreciation to create a special photo book. Please email your electronic photos to
Chrissie Cola
by June 9th. Additionally, if you would like to write your own note, we welcome you to do so. You may mail your letter or drop it off at our Parish Office, and we will ensure it is delivered to Fr. Burchell.
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Stay Connected this Summer!
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Summer is here! Join St. Rita parish for a summer brimming with faith exploration. This new program is designed with ALL ages in mind, and perfect for all families! Please keep an eye out for more information that is forthcoming, including recommended book lists, movie lists, craft workshops, and fun summer bucket list items!
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Registration for 2020-2021 PSR and Sacrament Preparation is Open!
PSR registration is now open for the 2020-2021 school year! You may select for your child(ren) to attend our weekly sessions, or opt for your family to join one of two monthly family PSR sessions.
Additionally, if you have a child entering Second, Eighth, or Ninth grade in the fall, he/she will need to sign up to begin preparing for First Communion and Confirmation. For more information, please click below.
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Virtual VBS & SLAM Camps Registration is Open!
We are very excited to offer a virtual VBS/SLAM Camp! We have prepared five days of olympic fun. Parents do not need to plan anything, just assist in registering and posting your week of faith-filled fun on our private
Facebook page.
Registration opens on June 15, and Camp begins July 13. Stay tuned for more information
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Annual Rummage Sale
Please keep an eye out for more information on the rummage sale. We are very hopeful this wonderful fundraiser will still occur! Thank you for holding your items slightly longer than expected. If the rummage sale does not happen, we will provide you with a list of places that are accepting donations.
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Calling All Young Adults!
The
Cleveland Diocese
is also hosting virtual Theology on Tap sessions. You can
sign up here
for the next session.
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St. Rita Day School Updates
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Celebrate the School Year!
On Tuesday, June 2, St. Rita teachers, staff, and families gathered one last time before summer break to celebrate another successful school year. Students paraded through the parking lot and were met with cheers, waves, and well-wishes. We wish our families a very safe summer, and we can't wait to have our Falcon family back together in the fall!
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St. Rita Class of 2020 Gift
The St. Rita Class of 2020 is donating painted pavement games for students to enjoy during recess. Chalked mock ups have been made, and we're excited to have these games completed before the school year! Games include: Hopscotch, Four Square, and Activity Trail, and Mirror Me.
Thank you to the Class of 2020 for your donation to the school and its students!
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Registration for the Little Falcon Learning Center is Open!
The Little Falcon Learning Center has small class sizes with licensed and experienced teachers. With our flexible scheduling for part-day and full-day options, we guarantee we can accommodate any schedule! Our preschool is now registering for the fall. Only a few openings remain!
Email Faith Kirtley
for more information.
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Kindergarten Registration is Open for the Incoming Class of 2035!
St. Rita School is now registering for Kindergarten. Become part of our outstanding community and join other like-minded families and enjoy our strong academic and faith-based curriculum. Our registration is online for your convenience. For more information
email Faith Kirtley
or call at 440-248-1350 ext 256.
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Catechesis Resources and Tools
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Spiritual Communion Prayer
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Dispensation remains in effect for all the faithful. For those not receiving communion, we welcome you to print out a copy of the Spiritual Communion Prayer that you may recite when you worship at Church with the St. Rita community, or in your Domestic Church.
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FORMED is Free!
FORMED
is free to all parishioners and contains content the entire family can enjoy. If you haven't already, sign up for your
free FORMED account
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Response to COVID-19
For updates on the Coronavirus Crisis in our area, please visit the Ohio Department of Health website.
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Join Us Each Day for Virtual Fellowship!
Please join us on social media for virtual fellowship!
Like Us on Facebook
or
Follow Us on Instagram
to join us in daily prayer, reflection, faith formation, and fellowship!
Directions to connect are at the bottom of the eBulletin.
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We will be sharing lots of news and events on Facebook. To sign up for an account:
- Go to facebook.com/reg.
- Enter your full name.
- Enter your email or mobile phone number.
- Select your gender, date of birth, and choose a password.
- Click Sign Up.
- To finish creating your account, you need to confirm your email or mobile phone number.
- Like us on Facebook!
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We will be sharing lots of events and photos on Instagram. To sign up for an account:
- Go to instagram.com.
- Click Sign up, enter your email address, create a username and password or click Log in with Facebook to sign up with your Facebook account.
- If you register with an email, click Sign up.
- Follow us on Instagram!
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June 7:
Trinity Sunday
June 14:
Corpus Cristi
June 19:
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 20:
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Even though we are unable to worship together, we are still united in faith and in prayer.
We encourage you to pray the Act of Spiritual Communion and our St. Rita Stewardship prayer during your family Mass.
For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them." Matthew 18:20
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Act of Spiritual Communion Prayer
My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the
Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive
You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually
into my heart.
I embrace You as if
You were already there and
unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be
separated from You.
Amen.
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St. Rita Stewardship Prayer
Jesus our Savior, we thank you
for your gift of salvation.
At Baptism we accepted
the call to follow you.
Fill us with your
love and peace
as we move along
our faith journey
and send the Holy Spirit
to guide us.
As good stewards,
help us to develop our gifts
as your disciples
and give us the strength and
courage to share them with others.
We ask this in your name.
Amen.
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