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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FIll out brochure provided at church
OCIA Registration
(Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)
If you or a friend or family member are interested in information about the Catholic Faith, consider OCIA. A "Come and See" Meeting will be held at St Peters in the Galilee Room on Wednesday July 29th, so if you have questions "COME AND SEE!".
If you are ready to take the next step in your faith journey,
Use the link below to Register for OCIA classes
August 2nd
Mass & Movie
Deanery Night at the Drive-In – August 2
St. Julie’s and St. Peter’s, together with six other parishes in our Deanery, invite you to join us for a special Deanery Night at the Drive-In on Sunday, August 2, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Auto-Rama Drive-In.
The evening will include the celebration of Mass, fellowship, food, and a showing of the family-friendly movie Shrek. This event is free of charge, and all are welcome to attend.
To register your vehicle, scan the QR code above for the Google registration form. If you prefer, you may also contact your Parish Office, and we will be happy to register you
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, July 30th, 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. August Carry Out will be August 27th 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 using the link below or call ParishSoft customer service
at 866-507-8757.
From the desk of Fr. Robert Franco
from the bulletin for August 2, 2026
The most recent message from Fr. Bob is always available in the bulletin.
Dear Parishioners,
Thank you to our Franciscan missionaries, Fr. Gilbert and Fr. Joy, for their presence and ministry to the people of God at St. Peter and St. Julie Parishes last weekend. Their preaching (and singing) lifted our spirits and enlightened our minds about their mission field in the Philippines and in Africa as well as other countries across the globe.
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Some people could not donate last weekend. You may still do so by using our online giving app at either parish website for the next two weeks. Look for the “Missionary Co-op Appeal” in our Parish Soft giving platforms. You may also bring a donation directly to either office.
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Construction at St. Peter Parish continues. A detention basin for rain run off will be created just south of the school. The mobile unit will be returned to nearly the same place when the basin is completed. This unit will be repurposed for classroom space for the school year 2026-2027. We are working on plans for a permanent solution. Those plans will be completed by the end of the year.
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The staff of St. Julie Parish met last week. Among other things, we decided to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of St. Julie Parish on Sunday, August 23. A special invitation will be extended to the streets immediately around the parish. There will be a cookout and fellowship immediately after Mass. Please see the bulletin flier for details.
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Jill Papesch, who oversees the Confirmation Program for both parishes, expressed a desire to bless student backpacks as they return to school later this month. I thought that was a great idea. Both parishes will be blessing student backpacks on the weekend of August 22-23. Details will be forthcoming.
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Human beings are born with certain drives that sustain them. Two of these most basic drives are for food and drink. The body reminds us of these needs when we become hungry and thirsty.
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The prophet Isaiah uses these most basic drives to point us to deeper needs:
Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk...Heed me, and you shall eat well…listen, that you may have life.
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Being made in God’s image, we have a hunger and thirst for God. Using a different metaphor, the 17th century French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ.”
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We often try to satisfy these deeper drives by distracting ourselves from God. We anesthetize ourselves through constantly seeking comfort and pleasure or by running from God through busyness. However, if we soberly assess our lives, we will realize that we were hardwired for God.
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In today’s gospel, Jesus satisfied the hungry crowd by feeding them through the hands of his apostles. Jesus continues to satisfy our hunger for truth, meaning, love and forgiveness through the ord of God and through the Sacraments. Let us respond to the Lord as Isaiah instructs: Thus says the Lord…Heed me…listen and you will have life.
In Christ, Fr. Bob Franco
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