St. Julie Billiart
Catholic Church
5500 Lear Nagle Road
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
Mailing Address & Offices:
5545 Opal Street, NR 44039
440‑327‑1978
stjbc@stjuliebilliart.org
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
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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.
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To attend after the livestream ends, click here.
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Readings can be found on USCCB website:
Confessions
Saturday ~ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: In the Library (by the PSR Office)
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Adoration
Wednesdays ~ 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Followed by Evening Prayer and Benediction
at 5:00 before 5:30 Mass​
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St. Julie Billiart Craft Show 2025
Our annual Craft Show will be held
Saturday, December 6, 2025.
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There is still space for additional crafters and vendors, so please help spread the word. Contracts for crafters and vendors are available here.
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Act Soon: Tables sold out in 2024!
For more information, click here.
Following Christ
New Session Starts October 27th!
It isn't enough to just love Jesus. He said we are to be His disciples.
A disciple is a student or a follower of a teacher. What does it take to be a disciple of Jesus in today's world? Come join us for the dynamic 7-week series, Following Christ, on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm at St. Julie’s. The sessions will begin on October 27th and conclude on December 1st with a day of retreat on November 22nd. (There is one Thursday session on Nov 6).
Prerequisite: Discovering Christ, Alpha, Cursillo or something similar.
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Register by October 23rd online at https://www.stpeternr.org/following-
christ or call your parish office, 440-327-1978.
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.
Pilgrimage to Rome and more!
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Our Pastor, Fr. Bob Franco, will be leading a pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotundo (the monastery of St. Padre Pio) and other religious sites during the Holy Year 2025. This ten-day pilgrimage is from October 20 to October 29, 2025.
Fr. Bob is working with 206 Tours, a company he has travelled with in the past.
Click here to find out more at 206 Tours! The itinerary and sites are described in detail. Booking is through the 206 Tours website.
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, October 30, 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.
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 - Changes Coming Soon!
(updated August 11, 2025)
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 will soon be upgrading 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 October 5, 2025
The most recent message from Fr. Bob is always available in the bulletin.
Dear Parishioners,
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St. Peter Parish will have the blessing of the Rosary Garden this Tuesday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. We will gather behind the Parish Center to bless our Rosary Garden and pray the Rosary. My hope is that this newly created area for prayer will become a special place to pray. May Mary, Mother of the Church, continue to call down the Holy Spirit upon us all!
Staff members from the Suburban West Deanery gathered for the first time as a Deanery Assembly on Wednesday, September 26, at St. Ladislas Parish in Westlake. St. Peter and St. Julie parishes, as well as all the Catholic parishes in Avon Lake, Avon, and North Ridgeville are now part of the Suburban West Deanery, which includes Bay Village, Rocky River, Westlake, Fairview Park, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, and Columbia Station. Bishop Malesic has asked the Deanery Assemblies across the Diocese to look for ways to collaborate in Marriage Preparation, Evangelization, and Youth Ministry. We had some interesting discussions and concluded the meeting with the understanding that subcommittees made up from the staff members of our parishes would look into these areas of pastoral concern and look for ways of collaboration within our Deanery. I will keep you informed of any upcoming plans.
On Saturday, September 27, I met with many of the pilgrims who will be on pilgrimage with me beginning October 20. A total of 24 of us will be traveling to Rome, San Giovanni Rotundo, and Assisi. Parishioners from St. Peter and St. Julie parishes are the bulk of the pilgrims. Seven pilgrims will be joining us from Shelby, Ohio, Detroit Michigan, and Ponte Verde, Florida. Some of them were able to join our meeting via Zoom.
Beginning next weekend, I will be collecting prayer intentions. It is my desire to pray for the intentions of St. Peter and St. Julie parishioners as we travel to the various shrines in Rome, San Giovanni Rotundo, and Assisi. I will also be putting together a “spiritual bouquet” for Pope Leo XIV. This is simply a pledge from individuals from our parishes to pray for the Pope. Forms will be available at the doors of the church for you to give us your prayer intentions, as well as your pledges to pray for the Holy Father, Pope Leo XVI.
This week’s gospel reading reminds us that our vocations are 24/7 occupations. The servant of the Lord serves Christ continually. There will be times when our good deeds will be rewarded only by being called to do another act of charity, even though we are exhausted. Two things can help us when we feel stretched. First, Jesus is a Good Shepherd and will give us the rest we need. Secondly, we have the Holy Spirit! In our second reading, St. Paul reminds us to stir into a flame this gift of God that is within us. It is by the power of the Spirit that our works will be fruitful.
In Christ,
Fr. Bob Franco
PS: Now is the time to register for the Walking with Moms Luncheon.
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