Staff

Priest
Very Rev. David Cirata (Pastor) dcirata@toledodiocese.org Rev. Jason Dsouza (Parochial Vicar) jdsouza@stjohndefiance.org	419-782-7121 419-782-7121
Parish Staff
David Moninger (Music & Liturgy Coordinator) dmoninger@stjohndefiance.org	419-782-7121
Pam Lightle (Catholic Formation Coordinator) plightle@stjohndefiance.org	419-782-7121
Steve Olson (Office Manager) solson@stjohndefiance.org	419-782-7121
Shelly Shafer (Communication Minister) stjohn@stjohndefiance.org	419-782-7121
Renee Kelch (High School Coordinator)	419-782-2776
(Grades 6, 7 and Confirmation) jrhighcoord@stmarydefiance.com	419-782-7121
Cheryl Hinojosa (Elementary and Administration Coordinator of Second Hour) chinojosa@satjohndefiance.org	419-782-2776

Deacons
Nick Varano (Deacon)	419-782-7121
Mark Homier (Deacon)	419-782-7121
Parish Committee Contacts
Mark Froelich (Pastoral Council President) markfroelich@hotmail.com	419-782-7121
Novell Meyer (Finance Committee President)	419-782-7121
Holy Cross Catholic School
Very Rev. David Cirata (Superintendent)	419-782-2776
Mrs. Rose Reinhart (Principal)	419-784-2021
Renee Sampson (Bookkeeper/Secretary)	419-784-2021

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	September 2023
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					1 Confession Confession September 1, 2023 @ 8:15 am - 8:45 am See more details Rosary Rosary September 1, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am See more details Mass Mass September 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details First Friday Adoration First Friday Adoration September 1, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm See more details Home School Gathering Home School Gathering September 1, 2023 @ 9:45 am - 11:15 am St. Luke See more details HS Youth Minister interview HS Youth Minister interview September 1, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details • • • • • •	2 First Saturday Mass & Confession First Saturday Mass & Confession September 2, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am See more details Cleaning Angels Cleaning Angels September 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am See more details Reconciliation Reconciliation September 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details Mass Mass September 2, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • •
3 Mass Mass September 3, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details K of C Breakfast K of C Breakfast September 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Confession Confession September 3, 2023 @ 9:15 am - 9:45 am See more details Mass Mass September 3, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details • • • •	4 office closed office closed September 4, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm See more details Boy Scouts Boy Scouts September 4, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • •	5 Bible Study Bible Study September 5, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 5, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 5, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 5, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Youth Choir Youth Choir September 5, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm church See more details • • • • •	6 Mass at Holy Cross Mass at Holy Cross September 6, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Prayer Shawl Prayer Shawl September 6, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details Kingsbury Place Mass Kingsbury Place Mass September 6, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details cleaning angels cleaning angels September 6, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm church See more details Catechist Mtg - Emmaus Hall Catechist Mtg - Emmaus Hall September 6, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm See more details Adoration Adoration September 6, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm church See more details • • • • • •	7 staff prayer staff prayer September 7, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details Confession Confession September 7, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Confirmation Mtg with parents Confirmation Mtg with parents September 7, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Emmaus Hall See more details Mass Mass September 7, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Beacon of Love Mtg Beacon of Love Mtg September 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Matthew & Mark Rms See more details wedding couple mtg wedding couple mtg September 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Family Room See more details • • • • • • •	8 Confession Confession September 8, 2023 @ 8:15 am - 8:45 am See more details Rosary Rosary September 8, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am See more details Mass Mass September 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details rehearsal dinner rental Wiles rehearsal dinner rental Wiles September 8, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm St John & St Luke See more details • • • •	9 funeral funeral September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Wedding - Wiles Wedding - Wiles September 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details Reconciliation Reconciliation September 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details Arabella Street Fest (St Mary) Arabella Street Fest (St Mary) September 9, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm See more details Mass Mass September 9, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • • •
10 Mass Mass September 10, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 10, 2023 @ 9:15 am - 9:45 am See more details Youth Mass Youth Mass September 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details St Mary festival St Mary festival September 10, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm See more details • • • •	11 Boy Scouts Boy Scouts September 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	12 Manville power outage Manville power outage September 12, 2023 See more details Bible Study Bible Study September 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 12, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 12, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 12, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details • • • • •	13 Manville power outage Manville power outage September 13, 2023 See more details Mass at Holy Cross Mass at Holy Cross September 13, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Prayer Shawl Prayer Shawl September 13, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details Second Hr - all locations Second Hr - all locations September 13, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm See more details Adoration Adoration September 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm church See more details • • • • •	14 Staff Prayer Staff Prayer September 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details Confession Confession September 14, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Beacon of Love Mtg Beacon of Love Mtg September 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Matthew & Mark Rms See more details Fest For All meeting Fest For All meeting September 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details • • • • • •	15 Confession Confession September 15, 2023 @ 8:15 am - 8:45 am See more details Rosary Rosary September 15, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am See more details Mass Mass September 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details cleaning angels cleaning angels September 15, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details • • • •	16 Reconciliation Reconciliation September 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details Mass Mass September 16, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • •
17 Mass Mass September 17, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 17, 2023 @ 9:15 am - 9:45 am See more details Mass Mass September 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Eucharistic Faith Walk Eucharistic Faith Walk September 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Thoreau Wildlife Preserve See more details • • • •	18 Pastoral Council Pastoral Council September 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm St. Luke See more details Boy Scouts Boy Scouts September 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • •	19 Staff Day Staff Day September 19, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm See more details office closed office closed September 19, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 19, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Voc. Team Voc. Team September 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm St. Luke See more details Youth Choir Youth Choir September 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm church See more details • • • • • • •	20 Mass at Holy Cross Mass at Holy Cross September 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details Prayer Shawl Prayer Shawl September 20, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details Nursing Home Mass Nursing Home Mass September 20, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Glenn Park See more details Second Hr - all locations Second Hr - all locations September 20, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm See more details Adoration Adoration September 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm church See more details • • • • •	21 staff prayer staff prayer September 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details cleaning angels cleaning angels September 21, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am See more details Good Grief Good Grief September 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm St. John See more details staff lunch at Sweetwater staff lunch at Sweetwater September 21, 2023 @ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm See more details Confession Confession September 21, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 21, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 21, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Beacon of Love Mtg Beacon of Love Mtg September 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Matthew & Mark Rms See more details Choir practice Choir practice September 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm church See more details • • • • • • • • •	22 Confession Confession September 22, 2023 @ 8:15 am - 8:45 am See more details Rosary Rosary September 22, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am See more details Mass Mass September 22, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details • • •	23 Reconciliation Reconciliation September 23, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details Mass Mass September 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details catechist blessing catechist blessing September 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • •
24 Mass Mass September 24, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details catechist blessing catechist blessing September 24, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 24, 2023 @ 9:15 am - 9:45 am See more details Mass Mass September 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details catechist blessing catechist blessing September 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Baptism - Weber (Deacon Mark) Baptism - Weber (Deacon Mark) September 24, 2023 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm See more details Adoration & Potluck Adoration & Potluck September 24, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm See more details • • • • • • •	25 Boy Scouts Boy Scouts September 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	26 Bible Study Bible Study September 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am See more details Confession Confession September 26, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 26, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Pro Life Pro Life September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Matthew Rm See more details Womens Retreat Team Mtg Womens Retreat Team Mtg September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Luke See more details Youth Choir Youth Choir September 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm church See more details • • • • • • •	27 cleaning angels cleaning angels September 27, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am See more details Mass at Holy Cross Mass at Holy Cross September 27, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am See more details rosary in church rosary in church September 27, 2023 @ 10:45 am - 11:00 am See more details Celebrating Seniors Mass Celebrating Seniors Mass September 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am See more details Celebrating Seniors lunch Celebrating Seniors lunch September 27, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm See more details Brookview Mass Brookview Mass September 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details Prayer Shawl Prayer Shawl September 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details Second Hr - all locations Second Hr - all locations September 27, 2023 @ 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm See more details Adoration Adoration September 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm church See more details • • • • • • • • •	28 Staff Prayer Staff Prayer September 28, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details Confession Confession September 28, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm See more details Rosary in church Rosary in church September 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details Mass Mass September 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm See more details Beacon of Love Mtg Beacon of Love Mtg September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Matthew & Mark Rms See more details Choir practice Choir practice September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm church See more details • • • • • •	29 Confession Confession September 29, 2023 @ 8:15 am - 8:45 am See more details Rosary Rosary September 29, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 9:00 am See more details Mass Mass September 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 9:30 am See more details • • •	30 rental - Moffit rental - Moffit September 30, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Emmaus Hall 419-576-0245 See more details Reconciliation Reconciliation September 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm See more details Mass Mass September 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • •

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September 2023