William Gleason was a man who was loved to tell people that he was a grandpa. The 4 grandchildren liked to play at his house & he would spoil them with treats. We had a funeral service in our chapel for Bill on Friday, February 21st where there were many who came to pray for him. We extend our sympathy to his wife Judy and to their children, Devon & Shane. As a hard working man who had a great sense of humor, he will be missed but not forgotten. May he rest in peace.
Marge Menge had suffered from cancer for almost 2 years. I anointed her when she had surgery in August of 2018 and most recently on Monday, February 17th, the day before she died. She is honored by her husband of 49 years and by her 4 children & 8 grandchildren. Marge had a devotion to Mary & prayed the rosary often. She attended Mass faithfully or watched it at home when she was too ill to be with us in church. I will remember her as a person of faith who loved her family deeply. Her funeral Mass was last Monday, February 24th. Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Congratulations to Michael Tierney who has responded to the gift of faith and so will be Confirmed and receive the Eucharist for the first time at the 4pm Mass this weekend. May he continue to let the grace of God make him holy as a disciple and friend of Christ.
Thanks to John & Jeanne Sabol who have changed the display in the church vestibule to show visits from former bishops of Cleveland to St. Leo’s...from Archbishop Hoban to Bishop Lyke, Bishop Pilla and Bishop Perez. We are looking for photos of weddings that have taken place in our church (the old or the new) over the years so if you can share those with us, we will scan them & then return the originals to you.
My trip to the Holy Land is now official as you will see from the large posters that can be seen in the church. It will be for 10 days and 8 nights from May 11th through May 20th, 2021. That’s just a bit over a year from now so you can save up! The cost is very reasonable: $3400 which includes airfare, 5 star hotels, 2 meals a day (breakfast & dinner), fees to all the sites we will visit in air-conditioned motor coaches, and all gratuities. Someone from Trinity Tour Travels (they were born in Bethlehem) will be here this month to answer any questions you may have about the tour and give you more information about it. I’ll announce that date as soon as it is scheduled. I am very excited about this pilgrimage as I have never been to the Holy Land and I’ve heard so much about it over the years. So please let me know if you are interested (no commitment necessary at this time) so I can put you on a list for the sake of communica- tion. You can also call the rectory office to let them know. I’ll put some information about it on our website as well.
I am happy to say that almost all of our graduating eighth graders will be attending a Catholic high school next year. We are proud of all of them and again congratulate those who were confirmed last Saturday.