Welcome to St. Gabriel
Being CHRIST~Every Day~Everywhere
Fr. Fred Pausche, Pastor
Exciting News:
St. Gabriel's Lenten Fish FryFridays of Lent - February 19th, 26th
Mar. 5th, 12th, 19th
Mar. 5th, 12th, 19th
Dining room hours 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Dine In Menu Take Out Menu
If you wish to volunteer, please complete and return the volunteer form to the parish office. Questions, call Roland Smith, 440-255-6550 or amyandro@sbcglobal.net.
Souper Bowl - St. Gabriel's Youth Group, BOKjr, is sponsoring their annual Souper Bowl dinner on February 20th beginning at 5:30 pm. Proceeds will go to New Directions for Living, an agency that helps find transitional housing for the homeless or nearly homeless of Lake County. For more information or to volunteer for this worthy cause, please contact Beth Moorman at 440-354-5256 or email bethwm@gmail.com.
What's Happening This Week:
Athletic Booster Club Meeting...Mark your calendars and attend our next meeting on Tuesday, February 9th, at 7:00 pm in the Community Room of the Parish Life Center. The athletic boosters club needs your support and help for all of our St. Gabriel CYO Sports.
Living Stations of the Cross...Let's get ready to Praise the Lord in reenacting Jesus' special gift to us... His Life, Death and Resurrection. Any Middle School or High School Student interested in participating in the Living Stations of the Cross are asked to attend a start up meeting on Monday, February 1 in the church. If you would like to participate and cannot attend, please contact Michelle Kuch at m_andraskuch@yahoo.com prior to February 1. Can't wait to see you there!
First Eucharist Family Conferences...Thank you for scheduling your conference. We look forward to seeing you soon in the Parish Office when you come with your child along with their Faith Journal. Should you have any questions or need to reschedule, please contact Lynn at lhadesh@st-gabriel.org or call 354-7551.
Automated Giving Program...St. Gabriel Church is pleased to offer to parishioners a new opportunity in Sunday collection giving - automatic bank withdrawal. Parishioners can now opt to have their weekly donations automatically withdrawn from their checking or savings accounts at no additional cost. Ease of giving is the benefit to this new option. Parishioners simply need to complete an Automated Giving Form and submit a cancelled check to enroll in the program. Kindly bring the form and cancelled check to the parish office or drop in the collection basket at Mass. There is no minimum donation amount and parishioners can choose a convenient once a week option, once a month option, and holidays option. For more information, go to Servant Leadership & Administration - Stewardship - Automated Giving Program.
St. Gabriel Green Team...Please view our flier filled with important information on ways you can recycle items you use every day.
Lake County Job Seekers...meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday evening of each month and focuses on the needs of all job seekers. There is no fee to attend the meeting. For more information, call Dan at 440-552-0629 or Dave at 440-357-8033 or Email us at: lcjseekers@sbcglobal.net.
Report to Bishops on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development...The United States bishops pledge their ongoing efforts to ensure that all CCHD funds are used faithfully, effectively and in accord with Catholic social and moral teachings. Click on the link for more information.
Updated - Catholic Bishops' position on authentic health care reform...For more information on proposed legislation, click on the link and visit www.usccb.org/healthcare.
New Online Communication...We are pleased to announce St. Gabriels NEW online communication. We hope to share parish news, reflections and updates. Please email acapella@st-gabriel.org if you would like added to the distribution list.
Tuition Assistance...St. Gabriel's policy is that no family of the parish will be denied admission due to financial need. The process is started by filling out the PSAS form and submitting it for evaluation. Private School Aid Services (PSAS) will then report to the parish their recommendation on aid needed. Additional aid may be granted in some cases. Please contact the Parish Business Manager, Jack Spiek, at 440-352-8282 for further instruction.
PSAS Form - For tuition assistance, please complete the online PSAS application by clicking on the link http://www.psas.org/onlineapp.aspx. The school authorization code for St. Gabriel is 4226. Instructions may be found by clicking on the link.
Taken, Blessed, Broken & Shared...We are pleased to announce the movie premiere of St. Gabriel's Taken, Blessed, Broken and Shared. This wonderful 9 minute video beautifully shares the message along with showcasing many of our volunteers. Who knows? You could be featured! Check it out! Click on the movie ticket to view the video.
Upcoming Events:
Springtime in the Country Boutique...Come and experience high quality craftmanship of over 100 crafters on Saturday, March 27th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Delicious food, raffles and door prizes await you. Admission is $2.00 for 13 and older. For safety reasons, no strollers please.
Gas Well Drilling Project...St. Gabriel’s Pastoral Staff, Pastoral Council and Finance Council have thoroughly investigated and unanimously approved the proposal to explore natural gas on parish grounds. To this end, St. Gabriel Parish and the Diocese of Cleveland have entered into an agreement with John D. Oil & Gas to drill and explore for natural gas on our property. Click on the link for more information.