Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.

(Vigil Mass is Live streamed & recorded)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.
with Children's Liturgy of the Word for ages 4+

Weekdays:

Monday - Wednesday - Friday
5:30 p.m. in the Church

St. Julie's Saturday Vigil Mass Online

To attend a livestream from St. Julie Billiart click Livestream

The livestream opens 10 minutes before the posted Mass time.

To attend after the livestream ends, click here.

Readings can be found on USCCB website:

Prayer to make a Spiritual Communion

Confessions

Saturday ~ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: In the Library (by the PSR Office)

Adoration

Wednesdays ~ 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Followed by Evening Prayer and Benediction
at 5:00 before 5:30 Mass

LET'S MAKE CANDLES!

Join us for a Candle Recycling Workshop on January 31st at 10 AM! We will transform leftover Pascal candles and used candles into beautiful prayer candles for your Lenten devotions. The candles we create be blessed at the 5:30 PM Mass on February 2nd, Candlemas. If you’d like to participate please call the St. Julie office at 440-327-1978 or email us at stjbc@stjuliebilliart.org.

Ukraine Welcome Circle - Reflecting on the Year

Updated September 25, 2025

Reflecting on this last year……A year ago the St. Julie And St. Peter Circle was awarded the 2024 Bishop A.J. Quinn Award for Justice from Catholic Charities Diocesan Social Action Office. The team leaders accepted the award but it was all of you, sharing your time talent and treasures, who made this recognition possible.

Your financial support has been outstanding allowing us to continue to help with rent, utilities and food while the family takes care of all their other expenses and needs. Maybe your donation was for school clothing and supplies, grocery gift cards, buying a football square, providing guitar lessons or English tutoring classes. Maybe you were one of the many volunteers or makers that provided all of the items for the Christmas Craft show last year, or were on our trip to the Westside Market or played games with the kids at a small family party. When we had them to the church, you embraced them with open arms.

God bless all of you for being disciples of Christ acting with compassion and mercy. The Please continue to support the Bryiovskyis with your love and prayers.

Community Care Meal

CROCKPOT CARRY OUT

Join us for a safe TAKE-OUT meal on the last Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the front door of the church. Our next meal will be Thursday, January 29th, 5:30-6:15 p.m. (new time). It is no cost and no touch drive through. Please stay in your car and the meal(s) will be brought out to you by a volunteer. February Carry Out will be February 26th 5:30-6:15 p.m.

We need your help to make this meal possible so please sign up in the vestibule of the Church, or call or text Joanne Pogros at 440-391-8984, to bring food and/or to help serve the meals and "deliver" to the drive through.

Online Donations - We've updated to Parish Soft

Did you know that St. Julie's offers Online Giving?

We prayerfully request that you consider signing up for eGiving and setting up your recurring donation. You can use eGiving from your computer, smartphone or tablet for recurring and one-time gifts.

We’re excited to share that Faith Direct upgraded to ParishSOFT Giving—our new, secure giving platform. This upgrade will happen automatically and securely. No action is required from you—your gift schedules and payment details will carry over seamlessly.

For additional information, visit our Online Donations page which is in the menu under Parish Info.
You can still sign up for eGiving today by visiting faith.direct/OH1171 or call Faith Direct customer service

at 866-507-8757.

From the desk of Fr. Bob Franco

from the bulletin for January 25, 2026

The most recent message from Fr. Bob is always available in the bulletin.

Dear Parishioners,

It’s cold. And I am grateful. It is not that I like cold weather. I am grateful that I am alive in the 21st century. I am blessed to live in a prosperous country. And barring an unforeseen catastrophe, I have warm clothes, warm places to work and live and a warm car (after it warms up!) I hope that you can be grateful too. And let us pray for and labor on behalf of those whose lives are severely impacted by the cold. Let us support those who help people affected by the cold. Although warming the chilled is not categorized as a corporal work of mercy, I believe it falls under clothing the naked. On these cold days, let us be grateful for the ways we can keep warm and help those who are less fortunate.

Today, throughout the United States, we begin Catholic Schools Week. During this week Catholic schools celebrate their achievements and promote their schools. If you are parents of elementary school age children and have questions about a Catholic elementary education, I invite you to call Amy Reitz at St. Peter School at 440-327-3212.

St. Peter is hosting a Pre-Baptism class this Wednesday, January 28 at 7:00 PM in the Galilee Room of the Parish Center. Next month this class will be at St. Julie Parish on Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00 PM in the Holy Family Room. I am encouraged by the number of young couples starting families and seeking to have their children baptized. May God’s blessings be on families!

Last week one of our parishioners came up to me after Mass and ask me if we had any Catholic bible studies currently taking place in the parish. Between St. Peter Parish and St. Julie Parish, there are several small groups studying the bible in their homes and other settings. However, we do not currently have an ongoing bible study in either parish. I referred this person to the Fr. Michael Schmitz Bible in a Year podcast. It is a great way to acquaint oneself with the whole bible.

The fact that we Catholics are looking for bible studies tells me that we are trending in the right direction. Throughout the 20th century and especially since Vatican II, there has been a growing emphasis on bible reading for Catholics. We need to read the bible to feed our souls and deepen our relationship with Christ.

On September 30, 2019 (feast of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church and Fourth Century scripture scholar who said “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ”), Pope Francis declared that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time be declared Word of God Sunday. Pope Francis stated that this Sunday is “to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God.” (Aperuit Illis #3)

Today we celebrate Word of God Sunday. The title of Pope Francis’ document Aperuit Illis comes from Luke 24:45, which states “He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures”. Let us pray that Jesus opens our minds to better understand and live His words.

In Christ,

Fr. Bob Franco