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Our parish, along with all other parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland is participating in an inititative of the Catholic Leadership Institute, called "Called for More." The purpose of this initiatve is to help us, both as a Diocese & as an individual parish to contine to enhance the pastoral ministry that we are providing to & for you.

The Catholic Charities 2021 Annual Appeal kicks off next weekend, February 13-14, 2021, during all Masses. This year's theme is all about Loving Your Neighbor. Click the title for a special video regarding this year's appeal from Bishop Malesic.

Each day, numerous people call or come to the rectory seeking assistance. Through your generosity to our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society, and with the assistance of our dedicated volunteers, we are able to fill some of their needs.

Dear Parish Family, attached to this letter is our annual budget report. This report is meant to help you to see where we have been in the past year, as well as providing you with we hope and forecast ourselves to be in the year ahead. Click the title above to view the letter and report.

I wanted to extend to you an invitation. I wanted to extend to each of you an invitation to consider becoming part of our Parish Pastoral Council. The Parish Pastoral Council is a group of parishioners who assist me in the tasks of discerning the vision and goals for our parish, helping to continue to move our parish forward. These parishioners are not meant to be the people who do everything, but are rather meant to serve as a representative voice of our larger parish family, working with me and helping me as I seek to do my best in leading 2 parish families.

Good day, Parish Family! I am happy to announce that we will have a live-stream of the Sunday Mass this Sunday, January 10th at 9 AM. All technical difficulties that occurred just prior to last weekend have been fixed. I thank you for all of your patience and understanding during this time! Take care, and may God bless you and your loved ones.

Due to some technical difficulties, and some broken cables, there will be NO Live-stream of the Sunday Mass on Sunday, January 3, 2021. We are very hopeful to return to live-streaming on Sunday, January 10th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The following are the Parish Office Hours for the week of December 28-January 1:
Monday, Dec 28 thru Wednesday, Dec 30: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, Dec 31: 9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Friday, January 1: CLOSED

Mon., Dec. 21 thru Wed., Dec. 23: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. On Thursday, December 24th, Christmas Eve, the office will be open from 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, Christmas Day, and will re-open on Monday, December 28th at 9:30 AM.

This Thursday evening, we will begin the Joyous Christmas Season, when we celebrate the Word becoming Flesh. Below is the live-stream schedule for this great season, which has been updated as of December 20, 2020.

With the continuing need to observe social distancing and other safety protocols due to the COVID pandemic, just a reminder about our tickets for Masses on Christmas Eve and Day. These tickets will help us to count the number of people who are gathering as well as maintain that necessary distancing and other safety protocols. There are just a few notes regarding the tickets.

Hello to everyone! This is just a friendly reminder that this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, will be the final Live-stream of the Holy Mass on Facebook. The Mass will be at 9:00 AM that day, with the live-stream beginning at 8:50 AM. Beginning this weekend, November 28-29, the Live-stream of the Mass will continue on our YouTube page. You can also watch the Mass right here on our website. Go to www.svdpcleveland.org/watchMass.

Join the PSR Program students and families as they start donating non-perishable food items for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry. The pantry helps the families in need during the year. If you would like to donate, please leave a message for Ms. Virginia Hueter at the rectory. We are truly blessed with all that we have and the ability to help others, even if it's just one item. God Bless!

Around this time of year, and maybe even earlier, we start to hear & see countdowns of how many days remain until the holidays.  There are “x” number of days left until Thanksgiving or there are “x” number of days left until Christmas.  In “normal” years, there are many preparations that go into getting ready for the holidays & this year is no different, though we know & we’ve heard that this year’s holiday celebrations will take on a different look with the continuing pandemic that we are in.

After further review and testing, and as an effort to increase viewership on each parish's YouTube Channel, we will be transitioning the livestream of the Mass over to YouTube beginning on the weekend of Nov. 28-29, 2020, the First Sunday of Advent. Links will be placed on each parish's website and Facebook site beginning the weekend prior, and each weekend thereafter. Parishioners will also be encouraged to "Subscribe" to the Parish's YouTube Channel, which will send them notifications of when the Parish Mass is LIVE on YouTube.

This coming weekend, October 31st - November 1st, the Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints. Because this great feast falls on a Sunday, there will be NO CHANGE to the Mass Schedule this weekend. Masses will be held on Saturday, October 31st at 5:00 PM, and on Sunday, November 1st at 9:00 AM.

  God, through baptism, has given us the gift of His Spirit to be faithful and loving disciples. May God bless our pastor, Rev. John M. Pfeifer; Senior Parochial Vicar, Rev. Clyde K. Foster; Rev. James T. Klein and all priests throughout the universal Church who give of themselves for Christ’s people.

The Mass Intention Book of 2021 for St. Vincent de Paul Parish will open on Monday, October 26th. There are a couple guidelines to follow, and we kindly ask that you read them. Thank You!

November is a special month in the Church's liturgical calendar. It is the month in which we, in a special way, remember all those who have gone before us in faith. It is the month of All Souls. Here at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, we will remember all those who have died from our parish in the past year with a special Mass on Monday, November 2nd at 7:00 PM, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. We invite you to join us.

Join us on Monday, October 12th, as we join together, virtually, and pray the Rosary for Life. October is the Month of the Holy Rosary and Respect Life Month. This event will be LIVE-STREAMED ONLY on our Parish's Facebook Page. Live-stream will begin at 6:55 PM.