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30th Week in Ordinary Time CLOSING PRAYER:

~ A Prayer for God's Grace ~

We call upon you in a special way. It is through your power that we were created. Every breath we take, every morning we wake, and every moment of every hour, we live under your power.

Touch us, again, with that same power. Recreate in us new life.

Fill us with the healing power of your Holy Spirit. Cast out anything

that stands as an obstacle to our becoming the person

you want us to be.

Keep us strong -- physically, emotionally,

intellectually, and spiritually -- so that we may serve you, and the human family, for the rest of our lives.

Amen.

CAMPUS MINISTRY OFFICE:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in Our Lady Chapel.

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phone: [440] 473-3560. e-mail: jbcsc@

Vol. XXI, No. 46 October 22-23, 2016

Our Lady Chapel

Our Lady Chapel is a Roman Catholic community founded in the love of the Father, centered in Christ, and rooted in the Holy Cross tenets of building family and embracing diversity. We are united in our journey of faith through prayer and sacrament, and we seek growth through the wisdom of the Holy Spirit in liturgy and outreach, while responding to the needs of humanity.

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MEN'S RETREAT -- SAVE THE DATE:

The Fall Men's retreat is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2nd at 5:30 PM. Come and share in this evening of prayer and reflection sponsored by Our Lady Chapel and the Gilmour Men's Club. The retreat brings together men of the Chapel and Gilmour Communities in an evening of spiritual conversation. The retreat begins with Mass in Our Lady Chapel at 5:30 PM followed by dinner and discussion in the Lennon Board Room, concluding ar ound 9:00 PM. Even if you can't make the Mass at 5:30, please join us when you are able to get there. Cost for the evening is $20 [Please know that ability to pay for the retreat is not a condition for attendance]. Reserve your spot today by signing the "signup" sheet located on the easel in the narthex of the chapel, or by contacting Patty in the Chapel Office [440-473-3560]. We hope to see you at this wonderful spiritual opportunity for the men of Our Lady Chapel and Gilmour Academy.

OLC "ADOPT A FAMILY" PROGRAM:

For many years, Our Lady Chapel community has worked with St. Adalbert Parish in adopting families to help them celebrate the Christmas Season. In recent years, we have had many requests from our families to begin this project earlier in order to take advantage of pre-Christmas sales, etc. We are collecting the names of families from St. Adalbert at the present time. The need is greater than ever. St. Adalber t identifies families -- most often single parent, below poverty level families; we are given the grade levels of the children & other family information, so that you can purchase gifts appropriate to each member. In addition, if possible, we ask that you also provide a Christmas meal for the family [non-perishable items in a food basket, and/or Gift Cards for Giant Eagle, Aldi's or Family Dollar.] Those from our chapel family who participated in this project last year spoke very highly of the benefit of this project to their own families. Even our Life Teen and EDGE Groups have adopted families and gone shopping together on a Sunday afternoon at an outlet Mall. This is a project that the entire family can get involved in. Families can be matched according to family size, ages, etc. It was truly inspiring. Adopt-a-family gifts should be WRAPPED. Please call Patty at the Chapel Office [440-4733560 or szaniszlop@] if you and your family would like to participate in this program, or if you have any questions.

MAKE YOUR FAMILY'S ADVENT WREATH:

Again this year, we are going to be making family Advent Wreaths on Sunday, November 26th at 11:30 AM in the Commons. Cost of the Wreath is $20 -- this includes trimmings, candles, and everything else you will need. Please know that cost is not a reason to not making an Advent Wreath; please contact Father John. Sign up sheet is located on the easel in the Narthex of the Chapel, or you can call the chapel office [440-473-3560]. Please sign up early because we have to purchase the materials for the wreaths. If you have any questions, please contact the chapel office.

WITNESSING TO GOSPEL VALUE:

Mainstream Christianity has steadily lost force and credibility in the contemporary world. Much of this

decline is attributed to the fact that for so long now the means have not matched the ends -- we preach

one gospel and live another. And while in a way this has always been true, the clash is accentuated in the

security-obsessed consciousness of our own times. We preach the Good Samaritan and lock our church

doors. We preach the lilies of the field and allocate large amounts of our monthly paychecks to pension

and insurance plans.

--Cynthia Bourgeault

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October 22-23, 2016

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Jesus calls us to pray for one another. Please keep all these people in your prayers

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:

For Tom Miller who is undergoing treatment for colon cancer. For Sandy Titus who is undergoing medical testing. For Frank Gren, father of kitchen associate Valerie Gren, who is seriously ill in the hospital. For Philip McNulty, nephew of Mike and Janet Heryak, Cousin of Lilian [`09], Rosea [`12], and Edwin [`17], who

is undergoing medical treatment

For Tom Libbers, brother of Brother Edward Libbers, C.S.C., who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Brother Greg Teodecki , C.S.C., who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. For David Simonetta, father-in-law of Upper School Science Instructor, Jessica Grassi Simonetta [`05] who is

undergoing treatment cancer.

For Francine Gren, step-mother of Kitchen associate, Valarie Gren, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Nathan Breitsch, grand-nephew of Brother Ken Kane, C.S.C., who injured his back in a fall. For Justin Tarr who is critically ill with brain cancer. For Bill Slattery [`77] who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Annie Trivassos who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Nicholas Zanella, who is undergoing medical treatment For Teddy Prusock, nephew of Lower School associate, Nina Prusock, who is undergoing neurological testing. For Jay Cusick who is undergoing treatment for cancer.

MYSTERY IS ENDLESS KNOWABILITY:

How do we live the contradictions? Live them -- not just endure them or relieve ourselves from the ten-

sion by quickly resolving them. The times where we meet or reckon with our contradictions are often

turning points, opportunities to enter into the deeper mystery of God, or, alternatively, to evade the mys-

tery of God. I'm deliberately using the word mystery to point to depth, an open future, immense freedom,

a kind of beauty and truth that can't be fully spoken or defined.

Many mystics speak of the God-experience as simultaneously falling into an abyss and being

grounded. This sounds like a contradiction, but in fact, when you allow yourself to fall into the abyss --

into hiddenness, limitlessness, unknowability, a void without boundaries -- you discover it's somehow a

rich, supportive, embracing spaciousness where you don't have to ask (or answer) the questions of wheth-

er you're right or wrong. You're being held and so you do not need to try to "hold" yourself together.

Please reflect on that.

This might be the ultimate paradox of the God-experience -- "falling into the hands of the living

God" [Hebrews 10:31]. When you can lend yourself to it and not fight it or explain it, falling into the

abyss is ironically an experience of ground, of the rock, of the foundation. This is totally counterintui-

tive. Your dualistic, logical mind can't get you there. It can only be known experientially. That's why

the mystics use magnificent metaphors -- none of them adequate or perfect -- for this experience. "It's

like. . . . It's like . . . ," they love to say.

Mystery is not something you can't know. Mystery is endless knowability. Living inside such end-

less knowability is finally a comfort, a foundation of ultimate support, security, unrestricted love, and

eternal care. For all of us, it takes much of our life to get there; it is what we surely mean by "growing"

in faith. I can't prove this to you. Each soul must learn on its own, hopefully aided by observing other

faith-filled people.

--taken from the writings of Father Richard Rohr, O.F.M.., which appear on the internet

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PRAYER REQUESTS:

Jesus calls us to pray for one another. Please keep all these people in your prayers.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:

For Wayne Stofan, step-father of Amy Bashein, step-grandfather of Hayden ['28] and Hadley ['29] Bashein, who is

critically ill following a pulmonary embolism.

For Father David Woost, pastor of The Chapel of the Divine Word, who is undergoing medial treatment. For Alex Greiff , who is recovering from open heart surgery. For Roger Collis who is recovering from brain surgery. For Ellie Kramer, mother of teacher and coach, Cindi Kramer-Smith, grandmother of Brandon [`05] and Jarred

[`06] Smith, who is undergoing treatment for serious medical conditions.

For Mariana Militello, cousin of Alex ['22] and Xavier [`26] Swinarski, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor For James Gorman [`53] who is recovering from cancer surgery. For Claudia Remington, aunt of Upper School instructor, Cindy Fidanza, who is

undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

For Brother Fulgence Dougherty, C.S.C. , who is critically ill following a stroke. For Lynn Lonico who is undergoing medical treatment. For Joe McDermott, brother of former Gilmour Advancement associate,

Kathleen McDermott, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.

For Sophia and Sierra Barr, students at Magnificat HS, who were seriously

injured in a car accident.

For Romano Bruno, great uncle of Richard Jones ['20] who is critically ill. For Carol Carr, Gilmour Trustee, who is undergoing medical treatment. For Kay Passalacqua, who is undergoing medical treatment. For Tom Slater, who is undergoing treatment for lymphoma For Father Dan Begin, pastor of St. Mary [Bedford] who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Kaitlyn Wene, teen-age daughter of former Kitchen Associate, Stephanie Toma, who is undergoing treatment

for meningitis.

For Robert Vandall who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Brother Romard Barthel, C.S.C., who is on hospice care. For Joseph Morek [`14] who is in rehabilitation following a military accident. For Elaine Willey, sister of Father John, who is under the care of hospice. For Todd King [`87], brother of Christie [`91] King, who is undergoing treatment for mirocondra For Jenny Blender, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. For Drew Franco, son of Brian [`90], nephew of Jeff [`88] and Kristin ['94] Kirkpatrick, who is struggling with a

seizure disorder.

For Michael Palumbo, father of Michael [`14], Marisa [`15], and former Gilmour student, Christian, who is

undergoing treatment for cancer

For Dennis Kavran, father of Dennis [`86] and Jennifer [`95], grandfather of Adam [`14] and Madeleine [`16]

Miller, who is undergoing further treatment for cancer.

For Lexi Pappadakes, who is undergoing treatment for complications from surgery.. For Rosemarie Lemieux who is ill. For Maria Ricci, friend of Linda McGraw, who is ill. For Jeff Warner, brother of Denise Calabrese, who is undergoing treatment resulting from a stroke and seizure. For Betty Herten, aunt of Hope [`13] and James [`15] Herten, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia.

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October 22-23, 2016

FAITH EDUCATION -- OCTOBER 23rd:

We need you to register your child for Faith Education, if you have not already done so. A simple call to the chapel office can get this accomplished. Faith Education meets this week. Our Sessions go fr om 8:45--9:45 AM, with the hope that our children would then participate in our 10:00 AM Family Mass. Register your family for classes by contacting Patty in the Chapel Office [[440-473-3560]. If you have any questions, please call Patty in the chapel office. Thank you for taking care of this important responsibility. Here are the dates for the upcoming class: October 23-30; November 6-13-20.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

Sunday, October 23:

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Monday, October 24: Tuesday, October 25: Wednesday, October 26: Thursday, October 27: Friday, October 28:

Sts. Simon and Jude

Saturday, October 29:

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Sunday, October 30:

31st Week in Ordinary Time

10:00 AM 5:30 PM [Eucharistic Chapel] NO MASS NO MASS 5:30 PM [Eucharistic Chapel] 5:30 PM [Eucharistic Chapel]

5:00 PM

10:00 AM

UPCOMING CHAPEL ACTIVITIES:

October 23 ----------------- Faith Education Class #6 LifeTeen and EDGE visit Shrine

October 25 ----------------- Grade 11 Religion Class Mass Grade 11 Religion Class Mass Middle School Athletic Parent Mtg.

October 26 ----------------- Grade 9 Religion Class Mass Grade 9 Religion Class Mass Grade 11 Religion Class Mass Kairos 43 Team Meeting

October 27 ----------------- Grade 9 Religion Class Mass Grade 10 Religion Class Mass

October 28 ----------------- 3rd Grade Retreat

October 30 ----------------- Faith Education Class #7

8:45 AM--9:45 AM 11:30 AM--2:30 PM

11:45 AM 2:00 PM 4:30 PM

8:30 AM 10:00 AM 2:00 PM 3:30 PM

10:15 AM 2:00 PM

8:30 AM--12:00 PM

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REFLECTION ON THE THEME FOR THE WEEK:

We all have had experiences of talking to someone whom we thought was listening to us -- but alas, their minds were occupied with something less important. The big question for us is whether God listens to our prayers. Why don't we get what we ask for -- especially when we pray for somebody else's needs? There is a person who is convinced that if she has a health problem and calls me to ask for my prayers, that God listens to my pleading for her more than if she, herself, prays. This places a tremendous pressure on my reputation -- but so far, she is quite healthy, and meanwhile I've got a bad cold! What are we doing when we do something called "prayer?"

The books within the Hebrew Scriptures known as "Wisdom Literature" often personify aspects of the mysterious God. For example, in the Book of Sirach [35:10-14,16-18], God is pictured as having ears, and he does not play favorites. God does, however, tend to listen attentively to the poor, the orphaned, the widow, and all who are lowly and oppressed. These prayers have quite a direct line up to heaven and into God's ears.

One other group whose petitions are heard are those who willingly serve God. But God seems to be quite like us -- we are good to those who are good to us, who attend to our needs. Once again we see that prayer is centered around getting what we want while giving the impression that everything God gives us is a gift. This reading is poetically simple and charming, but does form God into our image and likeness a bit too much?

Luke's Gospel does help to clarify things [Luke 18:9-14]. Here again, it is important to notice to whom the parable is offered. The Pharisees, of course, are the usual suspects; but the parable is also address to all others who are convinced of their own righteousness, and who spend time affirming themselves by judging and reducing others with false, but self-flattering comparisons.

The first person in the parable happens to be a Pharisee. He gets up close and personal with God and prays to "himself"! This is the very word Jesus uses to express how self-centered and self-righteous is this person who is pretending to pray. He spends quite a bit of time being grateful that he is not like the rest of humanity who are greedy, dishonest and adulterous, and he is thankful that he is not like this tax collector standing in the back of the temple. He then recites and recalls how he does the rituals of fasting and tithing. He has all the tickets in his hands -- he is all dressed up in a pretense of piety.

One of Luke's little literary devices is "reversal" or contrasting examples. Things are upside down and the usual becomes unusual. Jesus' ways are contrary to our human patterns. And so, we have a tax collector who stands at a safe distance from God and is dressed only in his suit of sinfulness -- but he knows it! He prays, not to himself, but to God and with words reflecting his naked truth.

Earlier in Luke's Gospel, Peter -- the first to be called -- came close to Jesus and asked Jesus to depart, because he, Peter, was a sinful man [see Luke 5:8]. Jesus didn't deny that truth, but didn't deny either his call to Peter to follow him in his sinful suit. Here, in this parable, the theme stays firm. Jesus does send the tax collector out of the temple while the Pharisee seems to stay there preening himself.

Jesus is catching the attention of both the self-righteous and the self-condemning. Jesus is blessing the truth -- but obviously not the sin. He is challenging the former concepts of legalistically-based holiness. Jesus is consoling those who know their truth of fallenness and faithfulness at the same time. It can be assumed that both men will be back in their same positions -- one patting himself on the back, the other kicking himself a little bit lower. Being forgiven and sent forth does not mean perfection. It does seem that the Christ-right person will return begging for and again receiving healing and mission. It does

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October 22-23, 2016

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Jesus calls us to pray for one another. Please keep all these people in your prayers

FOR THE DECEASED:

For John Ray, father of Dan ['80], Matt ['82], and Jennifer ['88] Ray, and grandfather of Clayton [`18] and Garret

['20] Tomasek.

For Kurt Poschner For Christopher Teisl, son of Tiho, brother of James [`93], Michael [`95] and Stephen [`00] [anniversary] For Sister Antoinette Krejsa, S.N.D. For Sister Catherine Waldron, O.S.U., former principal at Lake Catholic HS For Carnita Lorenzo For David Gleason, father of Alexander Gleason [`81], grandfather of Jeffrey [`05], Regan [`07], and Kevin [`12]

Gleason.

For Sidonia Saawie, mother of Brother Francis Bogtir, C.S.C. For Susan Falbo For Sunny Patel. For Karen Wanders, mother of upper school Head of School, Jonathan Wanders. For Ann Missal For Geraldine Gallion, niece of Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. For Connie French, sister-in-law of former Gilmour Alumni Director, James Farrar [`59], and aunt of Jim [`91],

Mary Kate [`93], Daniel [`94] and Amy [`96] Farrar.

PRAYERS FOR OTHERS:

For a person who lost their job For an end to violence in our society. For the families who are grieving the loss of loved ones. For an end to human trafficking.. For those who struggle with family relationships. For a greater respect for human life, from the moment of conception until natural death. For all caregivers. For a special intention. For all service men and women serving our country, and for their families.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

We are currently discerning a new group of Eucharistic Ministers who would undergo training within the next month. If you feel that the Lord is calling you to this ministry, we would be delighted to include you in that ministry here at Our Lady Chapel. Both adults and teens [must be going into Senior year of High School] are welcome to participate in this very special ministry. We are need of ministers for both our Saturday evening and Sunday morning Masses. Contact Father John or the chapel office [440-473-3560] if you feel called to this ministry. We ar e always in need of Eucharistic Ministers.

HAPPINESS:

Happiness is not the absence of problems; it's the ability to deal with them.

--Steve Maraboli

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HONESTY:

Last weekend, our Scripture Readings zeroed in on the relationship expected of all people of faith with God. A life based on faith demands that we relate with God, and not try to control him. The Scripture Readings for this 30th Week in Ordinary Time outline the first step in building and maintaining such a relationship -- honesty.

No two people could be further apart on a 1st century CE Palestinian religious scale than a Pharisee and a tax collector. The former was akin to a "super-Jew" -- spending his life studying, teaching and keeping the 613 Laws of Moses. Everything he did revolved around those Sinai regulations. Scanning his temple competition, he could logically say: "I am not like the rest of humanity -- greedy, dishonest, adulterous -- or even like this tax collector."

The latter, on the other hand, really didn't give much thought to those Mosaic precepts. As a collector of taxes, he centered his life on a different value system. He would have daily done things forbidden to main stream Jews. The money he so faithfully amassed went not to his fellow Jews, but to his country's enemies -- the Romans. A traitor to his people, he helped keep their oppressors in power. And he usually acquired those taxes by "immoral" means -- extortion, blackmail and strong arm tactics. He not only was hated by everyone, but because of his profession, he constantly was at odds with the very regulations the Pharisee esteemed. Though tax collectors weren't forbidden under pain of death, like Samaritans, to enter the temple precincts, his presence in that sacred space would have surprised other worshipers -- "what's someone like that doing in a place like this? There goes the neighborhood!"

Yet Jesus praises this religious scoundrel at the same time he brushes aside the religious perfectionist. Out of the two, the tax collector alone leaves "justified" -- doing what the Lord wants him to do, simply being honest about himself. His only prayer is: "O God, be merciful to me a sinner." Unlike the Pharisee he doesn't compare himself with anyone else -- he just zeros in on his own moral condition.

If all valid relationships revolve around giving ourselves to others, they can only work when we begin the process by being honest about who it is who's actually doing the giving. Yet we "fake it" so often during our encounters with others, that we also fall into that same trap when we're really trying to build relationships with significant others. Luke's Jesus reminds us that faking it with God in a no-no. God simply expects us to tell him who we really are. That's a given.

Sirach, encourages us not to worry -- God treats everyone with total impartiality [Sirach 35:10-14,16-18]. God is a God of justice -- a God of relationships. He gives everyone an even break. If our relationship isn't working; it can only be because we're holding back from giving our true selves to God -- often because of something embarrassing in that true self.

The unknown author of the second letter to Timothy has no problem conveying his insights into Paul's personality -- even when they suggest some of the Apostle's weaknesses [2 Timothy 4:6--8,1618]. Though he's writing about a larger than life figure, he doesn't hesitate to get down to the nitty gritty. Paul certainly wasn't the kind of individual who appealed to everyone -- "At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me." Some of us would also pause before stepping forward to defend such a radical person of faith. Paul wasn't perfect.

Perhaps that's why he -- like us -- constantly falls back on his relationship with the risen Jesus -- the one person who presumes that we're not perfect, and is grateful whenever we admit it.

--taken from the writings of Father Roger Karban, which appear on the internet

WISDOM:

"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."

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--Jewish Proverb

October 22-23, 2016

take the grace of humility for us to be missioned by the sacrament of Reconciliation knowing full well that we will be coming back for more and new healing graces for our recovering from the old fractures. Jesus is never ashamed of us, bored with us, fed-up with us. Jesus doesn't change -- God's love is everlasting, ever anciently new and always transforming "seeming" into "being"!

-- taken from the writings of Father Larry Gillick, S.J., which appear on the internet

THE JOURNEY NEVER ENDS:

On this 30th Week in Ordinary Time, St. Paul reminds us that "I have finished the race" [2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18]. In his homily on World Youth Day, Pope Francis called us to have "Boots laced" --rather than being a comfortable couch potato, Pope Francis challenges us to become protagonists of history, boots laced ready to go where the Lord calls. Jesus makes clear that we are in a high stakes game -- on one side are peace and power, on the other impotence and rage. It's a matter of daily choices -- doing small things with great love. We live in world marked by violence, discord, and misery. Are we going to shrink away, or are we going to lace up our boots? Lord, increase our faith! Help us to receive power from persistent prayer and gratitude. We are little people -- like the Hobbits -- but we've got a great mission.

And what is that mission? Paul tells us it is to complete the race -- to compete well, and to fight the good fight. The goal of life is not retirement. No man can retire from fatherhood -- whether spiritual or physical. No Christian can retire from baptism vows. In the Bible we see that the Christian life involves a race -- a battle. The biggest battle takes place here in the human heart.

Once a young seminarian encountered a venerable gray-haired priest. The priest was carrying a book about achieving purity. Surprised the seminarian asked: "When do those temptations end?" The elderly priest thought, then said: "About five minutes after they put in the grave!" From dawn to dusk we are engaged in a battle. Because we fall, we need mercy -- daily mercy to pick up and continue: To not crawl into a hole or flee. No, when you find yourself down, put yourself under divine mercy, ask for the power, and the courage to fight the good fight.

Luke's Gospel shows how to win the good fight -- it doesn't come from thinking how good and strong I am. On the contrary we get power by saying: "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner."

You can't do better than the prayer for mercy. We owe everything to God. So take up the good fight -- ask Jesus for daily mercy. And to say with the Psalmist: "I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth" [Psalm 34].

--taken from the writings of Father Phil Bloom, which appear on the internet.

CLEAN OUT THOSE CLOSETS AND SERVE OTHERS:

Fall is here. It is another time to once again clean out the closets. Clothing that no longer fits, or has been replaced by new items, can become great items for others. Always remember the words of Jesus: "The poor you shall always have with you" [Matthew 26:11]. Please continue to bring your gently used men's, women's and children's clothing to the Lennon Board Room, or place it in the cedar chest which is located in the Chapel narthex [just press the key button to open the chest]. We partner with Fatima Center to help provide clothing for general use. Also, business work clothing for this season is especially needed. The Fatima Center helps men and women prepare for job interviews. If you have some of these items, this would be a good time to send them along. Clothing for all seasons is accepted, but please try to keep in mind that storage facilities are limited at Fatima -- so it would help if you could focus on fall and winter items at this time. You may pick up a tax form when you drop off the clothing here at Our Lady Chapel -- there are forms in the cedar chest. Clothing may be brought on the weekend, or during the week. Thank you. If you have any questions, please contact Patty in the chapel office [440-473-3560].

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