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

Women's Retreat at Damascus

Women’s Retreat at Damascus

All women ages 18–99 from St. Julie’s and St. Peter’s are invited to step away together for a time of rest, prayer, fellowship, and spiritual renewal at the Damascus Women’s Retreat in Centerville, Ohio.

This retreat offers an opportunity to grow in faith, deepen community, and be renewed in the truth of your identity as a beloved daughter of God.

Dates: April 24–26, 2026

Check-in: Friday, April 24, 5:00–6:00 p.m.

Check-out: Sunday, April 26, by 12:00 noon(Sunday Mass or Vigil Mass is included.)

Cost: $230 (includes lodging and meals)

Space is limited and fills quickly so get yourself registered soon.

Transportation: Carpooling will be available

Registration: damascus.net/womens-retreats Answer “no” to having a pre-registered group. But when registering, please indicate that you would like to be with the St Peter/St Julie group.

After you register, please let us know that you will be attending by sending an email to jillpapesch@gmail.com and koberna@stpeternr.org .

LET'S MAKE CANDLES!

Join us for a Candle Recycling Workshop in March. We will transform leftover Pascal candles and used candles into beautiful prayer candles for your Lenten devotions. The candles we created on Feb 7th were blessed and we will do the same with those we make in March. Stay tuned for more information. If you’d like to participate please call the St. Julie office at 440-327-1978 or email us at stjbc@stjuliebilliart.org and we will keep you posted on dates and times we are considering.

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, February 26th, 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. March Carry Out will be March 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 February 22, 2026

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

Dear Parishioners,

Lent is a special time of year. As early as the second century, St. Irenaeus observed that some Christians were embracing an extended period of fasting to prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. In 325 AD, the Council of Nicea formally recognized the 40 day season of Lent as a special time for Catechumens to prepare for the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. Seeing the fruitfulness of this time, the whole Church embraced Lent as a time of spiritual renewal.

Based on the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert before he began his public ministry, the Church gives alms, prays and fasts in preparation to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, Catholics embrace these sacrifices not merely to check off a box in the spiritual “to do” list. The giving of alms, prayer, and making of sacrifices are to open us more deeply to God’s grace. Just as the earth changes during this time of year (longer, warmer days, and greener surroundings), our personal prayer and communal service are to transform us.

My bible study group in college encouraged memorizing verses and passages of sacred scripture. The first passage I memorized was 2 Corinthians 5:17: So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. This is what Lent is about. Our spiritual practices help us to die with Christ so that our old life of sin and selfishness pass away. By God’s grace they are replaced by new habits and virtues that reveal Jesus Christ to the world.

The readings of the this First Sunday of Lent tell us of the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory. From Genesis 2 & 3, we see the fall of our first parents. Tempted on the three levels of the lust of the flesh (the fruit was good for food), lust of the eye (it was pleasing to the eyes) and pride of life (making one wise like God), Eve and Adam yielded to the temptation, fell from God’s grace and separated themselves from God.

In the gospel, Jesus is victorious. He resisted using his powers to change stones into bread (his humanity was starving!). Jesus resisted using his power to make a name for himself by throwing himself off the Temple (pride of life). And having been offered a short cut to an earthly rule, Jesus averted his eyes and did not bow his knee to Satan.

We overcome temptation today by following Jesus. His example, his words, God’s grace: these empower us to overcome sin and become the “new creation” we are called to be.

Two reminders: As a church we abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent. Also, those who are ages 18 through 59 are to fast (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

Second, the book study, Life Everlasting: Heaven, Hell, Death and Judgement by Dr. Jeffery Morrow, begins Monday evening at 7:00 PM at St. Julie Parish. The book is offered in both bound form and as an eBook at www.ascensionpress.com. The book is required for the study.

In Christ,

Fr. Bob Franco